Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 was 96.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
96.8%
World rank
20th
of 33 countries
All-time high
96.8%
in 2015
All-time low
81.4%
in 1996
Years of data
5
1996–2015

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1996–2015

0204060801001996200520151996: 81.4 highest1999: 87.3 highest2004: 90 highest2009: 90 highest2015: 96.8 highest

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in highest.

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 96.8% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 96.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 1996.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 20th 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 Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 (highest) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1996 to 2015.
Year highest Change
1996 81.4%
1999 87.3% +7.3%
2004 90.0% +3.1%
2009 90.0% +0.0%
2015 96.8% +7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 84.3% 81.4% 87.3% 2
2000s 90.0% 90.0% 90.0% 2
2010s 96.8% 96.8% 96.8% 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 17 Guatemala 97.0% compare
  2. 18 Togo 96.9% compare
  3. 19 Lao People's Democratic Republic 96.8% compare
  4. 21 Malawi 96.4% compare
  5. 22 India 96.0% compare
  6. 23 Benin 95.6% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 96.8% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2015.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 1996.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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).