Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Pakistan
Pakistan: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 68 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Pakistan, 1991–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Pakistan is 68, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Pakistan peaked at 73.7 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.2, in 1991.
Pakistan ranks 150th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.2 | — |
| 1997 | 18 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23 | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31 | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 56 | +80.6% |
| 2007 | 38.8 | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 40 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 51 | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 52.1 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 59 | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 69.3 | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 73.7 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 68 | -7.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 68 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.55, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 68 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.1, 69% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +80.6% | 31 | 56 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.73 | 17.2 | 18 | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.11 | 23 | 56 | 7 |
| 2010s | 58.02 | 43 | 73.7 | 6 |
| 2020s | 68 | 68 | 68 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More gender data for Pakistan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 94,592 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6113 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 182,291 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 182,291 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.22 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.37 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.17 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.31 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.14 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Pakistan?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Pakistan was 68 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7 in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2 in 1991.
- How does Pakistan rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Pakistan ranks 150th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.