Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Senegal
Senegal: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 was 94.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Senegal, 1997–2017
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Senegal stood at 94.5%.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Senegal peaked at 96.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.4%, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 26th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 89.0% | — |
| 2000 | 96.9% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 95.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 89.0% | 89.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 92.4% | 96.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 82.4% | 95.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Senegal?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Senegal was 94.5% in 2017, 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.4% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5?
- Senegal ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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).