Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Palau

Palau: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 97.2 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
97.2
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
94th
of 169 countries
All-time high
100
in 1990
All-time low
97.2
in 2020
Years of data
20
1990–2020

Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Palau, 1990–2020

0204060801001990200520201990: 1001995: 1001998: 1002000: 1002002: 1002006: 1002007: 1002008: 1002009: 99.32010: 99.62011: 1002012: 97.42013: 99.12014: 1002015: 1002016: 1002017: 1002018: 1002019: 1002020: 97.2

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Palau stood at 97.2. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Palau peaked at 100 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 97.2, in 2020.

That places Palau 94th out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Palau, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Palau, 1990 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1990 100
1995 100 +0.0%
1998 100 +0.0%
2000 100 +0.0%
2002 100 +0.0%
2006 100 +0.0%
2007 100 +0.0%
2008 100 +0.0%
2009 99.3 -0.7%
2010 99.6 +0.3%
2011 100 +0.4%
2012 97.4 -2.6%
2013 99.1 +1.7%
2014 100 +0.9%
2015 100 +0.0%
2016 100 +0.0%
2017 100 +0.0%
2018 100 +0.0%
2019 100 +0.0%
2020 97.2 -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 100 100 100 3
2000s 99.88 99.3 100 6
2010s 99.61 97.4 100 10
2020s 97.2 97.2 97.2 1

Countries ranked near Palau

  1. 91 Guyana 97.6 compare
  2. 92 Iceland 97.4 compare
  3. 93 Cape Verde 97.3 compare
  4. 95 Egypt 97.1 compare
  5. 96 Türkiye 97 compare
  6. 97 Sao Tome and Principe 96.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Palau?
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Palau was 97.2 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Palau?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 1990.
What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Palau?
The lowest recorded value was 97.2 in 2020.
How does Palau rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
Palau ranks 94th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Palau?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Palau 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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Indicator
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
169 places, 2,903 data points, 1980–2022
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.