Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Dominica
Dominica: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 100 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 169 countries
All-time high
100
in 1995
All-time low
94
in 2007
Years of data
23
1995–2020
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Dominica, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 100 for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Dominica peaked at 100 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 94, in 2007.
That places Dominica 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100 | — |
| 1998 | 95 | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 99.9 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 100 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 94 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 100 | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.3 | 95 | 100 | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.22 | 94 | 100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 1 Cuba 100 compare
- 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 100 compare
- 1 Grenada 100 compare
- 1 Kyrgyzstan 100 compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 compare
- 1 Korea 100 compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100 compare
- 1 Lithuania 100 compare
- 1 North Macedonia 100 compare
- 1 Qatar 100 compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100 compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100 compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100 compare
- 1 Uruguay 100 compare
More gender data for Dominica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 355 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 348 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 359 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 352 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 363 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 356 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 367 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Dominica?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Dominica was 100 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1995.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 in 2007.
- How does Dominica rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Dominica ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominica 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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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.