Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Singapore

Singapore: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 99.6 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
99.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 169 countries
All-time high
99.8
in 2008
All-time low
99.6
in 2001
Years of data
26
1996–2021

Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Singapore, 1996–2021

0204060801001996200820211996: 99.71997: 99.71998: 99.71999: 99.72000: 99.72001: 99.62002: 99.72003: 99.72004: 99.72005: 99.72006: 99.72007: 99.72008: 99.82009: 99.72010: 99.72011: 99.72012: 99.72013: 99.62014: 99.72015: 99.72016: 99.72017: 99.62018: 99.62019: 99.62020: 99.62021: 99.6

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2021, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Singapore stood at 99.6. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Singapore peaked at 99.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 99.6, in 2001.

That places Singapore 46th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Singapore, 1996 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1996 99.7
1997 99.7 +0.0%
1998 99.7 +0.0%
1999 99.7 +0.0%
2000 99.7 +0.0%
2001 99.6 -0.1%
2002 99.7 +0.1%
2003 99.7 +0.0%
2004 99.7 +0.0%
2005 99.7 +0.0%
2006 99.7 +0.0%
2007 99.7 +0.0%
2008 99.8 +0.1%
2009 99.7 -0.1%
2010 99.7 +0.0%
2011 99.7 +0.0%
2012 99.7 +0.0%
2013 99.6 -0.1%
2014 99.7 +0.1%
2015 99.7 +0.0%
2016 99.7 +0.0%
2017 99.6 -0.1%
2018 99.6 +0.0%
2019 99.6 +0.0%
2020 99.6 +0.0%
2021 99.6 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.7 99.7 99.7 4
2000s 99.7 99.6 99.8 10
2010s 99.66 99.6 99.7 10
2020s 99.6 99.6 99.6 2

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 46 Bahrain 99.6 compare
  2. 46 Brunei Darussalam 99.6 compare
  3. 46 Estonia 99.6 compare
  4. 46 Republic of Moldova 99.6 compare
  5. 46 Malaysia 99.6 compare
  6. 46 Poland 99.6 compare
  7. 46 Russian Federation 99.6 compare
  8. 46 West Bank and Gaza 99.6 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Singapore?
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Singapore was 99.6 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 99.8 in 2008.
What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 99.6 in 2001.
How does Singapore rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
Singapore ranks 46th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Singapore 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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Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
169 places, 2,903 data points, 1980–2022
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