Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 94.1 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Nicaragua, 1993–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 94.1 for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Nicaragua peaked at 94.1 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 61, in 1993.
That places Nicaragua 115th 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 18 years of available data.
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 61 | — |
| 1998 | 64.6 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 66.9 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 72.6 | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 74.1 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 76 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 78.6 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 79.3 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.7 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 85.3 | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 88 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 89.7 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 87 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 92.4 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 93.4 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 94 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.1 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.1 | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 94.1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.55, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 94.1 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.8 | 61 | 64.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.81 | 66.9 | 85.3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.59 | 87 | 94.1 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Nicaragua?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Nicaragua was 94.1 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1 in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 61 in 1993.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Nicaragua ranks 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.