Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Malawi
Malawi: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 was 96.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Malawi, 1992–2015
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Malawi is 96.4%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Malawi peaked at 96.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 1992.
That places Malawi 21st 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 77.1% | — |
| 2000 | 78.8% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.7% | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.1% | 77.1% | 77.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 77.6% | 86.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 91.4% | 96.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Malawi?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Malawi was 96.4% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5?
- Malawi ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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).