Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Bhutan
Bhutan: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 98.9 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Bhutan, 1994–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 98.9 for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Bhutan peaked at 99.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12, in 1994.
Bhutan ranks 74th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 12 | — |
| 2000 | 27.3 | +127.5% |
| 2003 | 56.1 | +105.5% |
| 2005 | 52.3 | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 57.1 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 71.4 | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 66.3 | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 66 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 64.5 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 70 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 74.6 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 89 | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.4 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 96.2 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.3 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 98.9 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.64 | 27.3 | 71.4 | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.4 | 64.5 | 96.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1 | 98.9 | 99.3 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More gender data for Bhutan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 147.07 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 673.62 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 673.62 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.997 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,967 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,765 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,779 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Bhutan?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Bhutan was 98.9 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 1994.
- How does Bhutan rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Bhutan ranks 74th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.