Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in India
India: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 was 96.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in India, 1992–2015
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
India recorded 96.0% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in India peaked at 96.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 2003.
That places India 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in India, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 80.2% | — |
| 1998 | 86.0% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.1% | 80.2% | 86.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 76.0% | 90.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96.8% compare
- 20 Tanzania, United Republic of 96.8% compare
- 21 Malawi 96.4% compare
- 23 Benin 95.6% compare
- 24 Uganda 95.5% compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 95.1% compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in India?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in India was 96.0% in 2015, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 2003.
- How does India rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5?
- India ranks 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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About this data
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).