Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Brazil

Brazil: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 98.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
98.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
99
in 2011
All-time low
69.5
in 1991
Years of data
26
1991–2020

Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Brazil, 1991–2020

0204060801001991200520201991: 69.51996: 87.31997: 98.61998: 98.61999: 98.62000: 98.62001: 98.32002: 98.52003: 98.42004: 98.62005: 98.62006: 972007: 98.62008: 98.82009: 98.92010: 98.92011: 992012: 992013: 982014: 98.42015: 98.22016: 98.62017: 98.72018: 98.82019: 98.42020: 98.4

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Brazil stood at 98.4.

That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Brazil peaked at 99 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 69.5, in 1991.

That places Brazil 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Brazil, 1991 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1991 69.5
1996 87.3 +25.6%
1997 98.6 +12.9%
1998 98.6 +0.0%
1999 98.6 +0.0%
2000 98.6 +0.0%
2001 98.3 -0.3%
2002 98.5 +0.2%
2003 98.4 -0.1%
2004 98.6 +0.2%
2005 98.6 +0.0%
2006 97 -1.6%
2007 98.6 +1.6%
2008 98.8 +0.2%
2009 98.9 +0.1%
2010 98.9 +0.0%
2011 99 +0.1%
2012 99 +0.0%
2013 98 -1.0%
2014 98.4 +0.4%
2015 98.2 -0.2%
2016 98.6 +0.4%
2017 98.7 +0.1%
2018 98.8 +0.1%
2019 98.4 -0.4%
2020 98.4 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.52 69.5 98.6 5
2000s 98.43 97 98.9 10
2010s 98.6 98 99 10
2020s 98.4 98.4 98.4 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 81 Portugal 98.6 compare
  2. 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.6 compare
  3. 83 Barbados 98.4 compare
  4. 83 Suriname 98.4 compare
  5. 86 Tonga 98.3 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Brazil?
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Brazil was 98.4 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 99 in 2011.
What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 69.5 in 1991.
How does Brazil rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
Brazil ranks 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
169 places, 2,903 data points, 1980–2022
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