Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 was 99.4% in 2014. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Dominican Republic, 1996–2014
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 99.4% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Dominican Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 1996.
Dominican Republic ranks 8th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 97.0% | — |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Dominican Republic?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Dominican Republic was 99.4% in 2014, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 1996.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5?
- Dominican Republic ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of most recent births in last 2 years attended by any skilled health personnel (women age 18-49 at the time of the survey). Definition of skilled varies by country and survey but always includes doctor, nurse, midwife and auxiliary midwife).