Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 99.5 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Maldives, 1994–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Maldives is 99.5, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Maldives peaked at 99.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 70.3, in 2001.
That places Maldives 55th out of 169 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 90 | — |
| 2001 | 70.3 | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 84 | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 91.6 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 94.2 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 96.3 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 98.3 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 94.8 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 98.2 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 98.8 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.5 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 95.6 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90 | 90 | 90 | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.93 | 70.3 | 98.3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.2 | 95.5 | 99.5 | 6 |
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More gender data for Maldives
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 86.61 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 453.06 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 453.06 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,787 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,752 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,869 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,832 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Maldives?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Maldives was 99.5 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3 in 2001.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Maldives ranks 55th out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.