Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 56.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2018
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 56.4 for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Papua New Guinea peaked at 56.4 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2001.
That places Papua New Guinea 158th out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 42 | — |
| 1996 | 51.3 | +22.1% |
| 2000 | 41 | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53 | +35.9% |
| 2018 | 56.4 | +6.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 56.4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.55, 68% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 56.4 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.85, 58% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.65 | 42 | 51.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 43 | 39 | 53 | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.4 | 56.4 | 56.4 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 155 Myanmar 60.2 compare
- 156 Bangladesh 59 compare
- 157 Timor-Leste 56.7 compare
- 159 Guinea 55.3 compare
- 160 Guinea-Bissau 53.8 compare
- 161 Nigeria 50.7 compare
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Papua New Guinea?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Papua New Guinea was 56.4 in 2018, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4 in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2001.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.