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

Latest (2017)
94.5%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
26th
of 33 countries
All-time high
96.9%
in 2000
All-time low
82.4%
in 2015
Years of data
9
1997–2017

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Senegal, 1997–2017

0204060801001997200720171997: 89 highest2000: 96.9 highest2005: 92.4 highest2010: 95.4 highest2012: 85.5 highest2014: 87.6 highest2015: 82.4 highest2016: 86 highest2017: 94.5 highest

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

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 (highest) in Senegal, 1997 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 23 Benin 95.6% compare
  2. 24 Uganda 95.5% compare
  3. 25 Côte d'Ivoire 95.1% compare
  4. 27 Sierra Leone 92.9% compare
  5. 28 Mali 91.2% compare
  6. 29 Nepal 90.9% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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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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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 202 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

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).