Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in China
China: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 99.9 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in China, 1990–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2016, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in China stood at 99.9. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in China peaked at 99.9 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 83.6, in 1993.
China ranks 16th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94 | — |
| 1991 | 93.7 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 84.1 | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 83.6 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 90.4 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 89.3 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 93.1 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 93.8 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 96.8 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 96.6 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 97.3 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 96.7 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 95.9 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 97.3 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 97.5 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.8 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.4 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.1 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 99.3 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.6 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.7 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.8 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.9 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.98 | 83.6 | 96.8 | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.59 | 95.9 | 99.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.81 | 99.6 | 99.9 | 7 |
Countries ranked near China
- 16 Azerbaijan 99.9 compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.9 compare
- 16 Belarus 99.9 compare
- 16 Greece 99.9 compare
- 16 Croatia 99.9 compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 99.9 compare
- 16 Kuwait 99.9 compare
- 16 Libya 99.9 compare
- 16 Latvia 99.9 compare
- 16 Oman 99.9 compare
- 16 El Salvador 99.9 compare
- 16 Serbia 99.9 compare
- 16 Ukraine 99.9 compare
More gender data for China
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 169,741 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -5.36 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1.23 million (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1.23 million (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4481 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4.56 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4.18 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4.62 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4.32 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in China?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in China was 99.9 in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9 in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6 in 1993.
- How does China rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- China ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.