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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Nov 2009 Percentage of women aged 15-49 years attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel (doctor, nurse, midwife, auxiliary midwife) Download File Country or Territory Total Residence Wealth Index Quintiles Year Source Urban Rural Poorest Second Middle Fourth Richest Afghanistan 16 38 8 - - - - - 2003 MICS 2003, p.3 Albania 97 98 97 96 92 100 98 100 2005 MICS 2005, Table RH.2, p.74 Algeria 89 94 85 76 89 93 95 98 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Andorra - - - - - - - - Angola 80 92 68 - - - - - 2006-07 MIS 2006-07, Table 3.6, p.23 Antigua and Barbuda 100 - - - - - - - 2007 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2008, PAHO/WHO Argentina 99 - - - - - - - 2005-06 Encuesta Nacional de Nutrición y Salud, 2007, p.147 Armenia 93 96 89 85 88 95 97 99 2005 DHS 2005, Final report. Table.10.1, p.114 Australia 100 - - - - - - - 1991 WHO/ WPRO, Western Pacific Region Data Bank on Socioeconomic and Health Indicators, 1995 Austria 100 - - - - - - - 1991-93 WHO: 11220: Health for All Third Monitoring Report Azerbaijan 77 90 63 53 69 82 91 95 2006 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 10.1,p. 118 Bahamas 98 - - - - - - - 2007 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2008, PAHO/WHO Bahrain 97 - - - - - - - 1995 Bahrain Family Health Survey 1995, Table.10.1, P.43 Bangladesh 51 71 46 30 36 48 65 83 2007 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 9.1, p.110 Barbados 100 - - - - - - - 2006 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2008, PAHO/WHO Belarus 99 99 100 99 100 100 100 99 2005 MICS 2005, Table RH.2 Belgium - - - - - - - - Belize 94 95 93 94 95 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Benin 84 91 80 68 79 85 93 98 2006 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 8.1,p. 110 Bhutan 88 93 86 - - - - - 2007 Bhutan Living Standards Survey 2007 , Table 5.8, p. 57 Bolivia 77 91 58 - - - - - 2008 DHS 2008 Preliminary Report, Table 5.1, p 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99 97 100 98 99 100 98 100 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Botswana 97 97 97 - - - - - 2000 MICS 2000, Table 30, p. 62 Brazil 98 - - - - - - - 2006 Ministry of Health - Sistema de Nascidos Vivos (SINASC). Brunei Darussalam 100 - - - - - - - 1994 WHO: 11198: WPRO, Western Pacific Region Data Bank on Socioeconomic and Health Indicators, 1995 Bulgaria - - - - - - - - Burkina Faso 85 98 82 79 79 83 90 98 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Burundi 92 95 92 91 92 93 93 93 2005 MICS 2005, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Cambodia 69 79 68 55 64 69 78 90 2005 DHS 2005, Final report, Table.13.1, P.138 Cameroon 82 93 74 62 81 85 93 99 2006 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Canada - - - - - - - - Cape Verde 98 - - - - - - - 2005 INE, IDSR-II, 2005, Table 8.1 Central African Republic 69 91 56 46 59 71 84 92 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Chad 39 77 30 7 26 39 50 74 2004 DHS 2004, Final report, Table.9.1,p.128 Chile 95 - - - - - - - 1991-93 WHO: 12476: PAHO China 91 - - - - - - - 2007 MOH, China Health Statistical Yearbook, 2008, p.191 Colombia 94 96 88 84 93 97 98 99 2005 DHS 2005, Final report, Table 10.1.1, p. 198 Comoros 75 - - - - - - - 2004 EIM 2004, Final report, p. 65. Congo 86 94 78 74 81 86 94 98 2005 DHS 2005, Final report, Table 9.1, p. 128 Cook Islands - - - - - - - - Costa Rica 90 - - - - - - - 2008 Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), 2002-2007, Table 1 Côte d'Ivoire 85 96 78 69 81 88 96 97 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.4 Croatia - - - - - - - - Cuba 100 - - - - - - - 2007 Statistical System ofExternal Consultation National Health Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Public Health Cyprus - - - - - - - - Czech Republic 99 - - - - - - - 1993 RHS 1995, p.98 Democratic People's Republic of Korea - - - - - - - - Democratic Republic of the Congo 85 92 81 78 79 87 89 96 2007 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 8.1, p.106 Denmark - - - - - - - - Djibouti 92 94 47 - - - - - 2006 MICS 2006, Table D.IV.2, p. 89 Dominica 100 - - - - - - - 2007 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2008, PAHO/WHO Dominican Republic 99 99 99 98 99 99 99 99 2007 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 9.1, p.150 Ecuador 84 91 76 - - - - - 2004 ENDEMAIN (RHS) 2004, Final report, Table 9.3. Egypt 74 85 67 54 64 74 86 92 2008 DHS 2008, Final report, Table 11.5, p 128 El Salvador 94 - - - - - - - 2008 FESAL 2008, Summary report, p.23 Equatorial Guinea 86 95 80 80 78 91 89 95 2000 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, October 2002. Eritrea 70 91 59 58 58 62 86 93 2002 DHS 2002, Final report, Table 9.1, p.132 Estonia - - - - - - - - Ethiopia 28 69 24 13 19 25 31 58 2005 DHS 2005, Final report, Table 9.1, P.112 Fiji - - - - - - - - Finland 100 - - - - - - - 1991-93 WHO: 11220: Health for All Third Monitoring Report France 99 - - - - - - - 1991-93 WHO: 11220: Health for All Third Monitoring Report Gabon 94 98 85 2000 DHS 2000, Final report, Table.8.1, p.130 Gambia 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Georgia 94 96 92 - - - - - 2005 Reproductive Health Survey 2005, Final report, Table 6.2.1. Germany - - - - - - - - Ghana 96 98 95 93 94 98 98 99 2007 GMHS 2007, Final report, Table 4.1, p.42 Greece - - - - - - - - Grenada 100 - - - - - - - 2007 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2008, PAHO/WHO Guatemala 84 90 82 - - - - - 2002 Encuesta Nacional de Salud Materno Infantil 2002 (ENSMI-2002), Table 7.4, p. 147 Guinea 88 97 85 81 89 87 93 93 2007 ENENSE 2007, Preliminary report, Table 3, p.46 Guinea-Bissau 78 87 74 76 76 70 82 89 2006 MICS 2006, Table: RH.3 Guyana 81 87 80 66 89 87 85 92 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Haiti 85 90 82 72 83 88 88 95 2005-06 DHS 2005-06 Final report, Table 8.1, p. 110 Holy See - - - - - - - - Honduras 92 93 90 88 90 91 94 98 2005-06 DHS 2005-06, Final report, Table 9.1, p. 137 Hungary - - - - - - - - Iceland - - - - - - - - India 74 89 69 54 66 77 88 97 2005-06 NFHS 2005-06, Final report, Table8.2, p. 194 Indonesia 93 98 90 82 92 96 99 99 2007 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 11.1, P.130 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 98 - - - - - - - 2005 Integrated Monitoring & Evaluation System (IMES) /MoH Iraq 84 90 75 - - - - - 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Ireland - - - - - - - - Israel - - - - - - - - Italy - - - - - - - - Jamaica 91 89 92 - - - - - 2005 MICS 2005, Table RH.1 Japan - - - - - - - - Jordan 99 99 98 97 99 99 100 100 2007 DHS 2007, Final report, Table.9.1, p.94 Kazakhstan 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Kenya 88 93 87 75 87 92 93 94 2003 DHS 2003, Final report, Table 9.1, p. 124 Kiribati 88 - - - - - - - 1994 WHO: 11198: WPRO, Western Pacific Region Data Bank on Socioeconomic and Health Indicators, 1995 Kuwait 95 - - - - - - - 1994-96 Kuwait Gulf Family Health Survey, Table.10.1, P.43 Kyrgyzstan 97 99 95 94 97 98 97 99 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35 76 27 16 24 31 55 88 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.1, p.107 Latvia - - - - - - - - Lebanon 96 - - - - - - - 2004 PAPFAM 2004, Summary List of Main Indicators. Lesotho 90 96 89 87 87 91 92 96 2004 DHS 2004, Final report, Table 9.1,p.124 Liberia 79 94 72 67 69 78 92 96 2007 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 9.1, p 112 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 81 85 71 - - - - - 1995 PAPCHILD 1995, Principal report, p.112 Liechtenstein - - - - - - - - Lithuania - - - - - - - - Luxembourg - - - - - - - - Madagascar 80 90 77 67 74 79 90 97 2003-04 DHS 2003-04, Final report, Table 8.1, p.126 Malawi 92 97 91 90 89 94 92 95 2006 MICS 2006, Table 9.3a, 9.3b Malaysia 79 - - - - - - - 2005 Ministry of Health 2005 Maldives 81 - - - - - - - 2001 MICS 2001, Table. 4.11 Mali 70 87 64 61 63 62 75 93 2006 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 8.1, p.110 Malta - - - - - - - - Marshall Islands 81 94 57 60 74 94 93 98 2007 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 9.1, page 126 Mauritania 75 88 66 53 67 82 89 94 2007 MICS 2007, Table RH.3 Mauritius - - - - - - - - Mexico 94 - - - - - - - 2006 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2008, PAHO/WHO Micronesia (Federated States of) - - - - - - - - Monaco - - - - - - - - Mongolia 99 99 99 99 98 98 100 100 2005 MICS 2005, Table RH.3 Montenegro 97 97 97 93 100 98 98 97 2005 MICS 2005, Table RH.3 Morocco 68 85 48 40 57 71 87 93 2003-04 DHS 2003-04, Final report, Table 8.1, p.106 Mozambique 89 97 86 82 85 89 95 98 2008 MICS 2008, Table RH.3 Myanmar 76 87 73 - - - - - 2001 Fertility and Reproductive Health Survey 2001, Table 5.1, p.90 Namibia 95 96 93 90 93 96 97 97 2006-07 DHS 2006-07, Final report, Table 10.1, p.116 Nauru 95 - - 95 96 89 100 94 2007 DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 9.1 Nepal 44 85 38 18 31 38 61 84 2006 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 10.1, p.136 Netherlands - - - - - - - - New Zealand 95 - - - - - - - 1994 WHO: 11198: WPRO, Western Pacific Region Data Bank on Socioeconomic and Health Indicators, 1995 Nicaragua 90 95 86 81 92 92 96 97 2006-07 DHS 2006-07, Final report, Table 7.2, p.213 Niger 46 88 39 36 36 37 43 83 2006 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 8.1,p.126 Nigeria 58 85 46 - - - - - 2008 DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 6, p.16 Niue - - - - - - - - Norway - - - - - - - - Occupied Palestinian Territory 99 - - - - - - - 2006 FHS (National report), Preliminary report, Table 10, p. 42. Oman 100 100 99 - - - - - 2000 National Health Survey 2000, MoH, Table: 7.1, p.97 Pakistan 61 78 54 37 48 61 74 92 2006-07 DHS 2006-07, Final report, Table 9.1, p.102 Palau - - - - - - - - Panama 72 - - - - - - - 1998 Ministry of Health 1998 Papua New Guinea 79 93 76 - - - - - 2006 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 8.1 Paraguay 96 - - - - - - - 2008 Encuesta Nacional de Demografía y Salud Sexual y Reproductiva 2008 Peru 91 97 83 77 87 97 98 99 2004-06 DHS 2004-06, Final report, Table 9.1,p.125 Philippines 91 94 88 - - - - - 2008 DHS 2008, Preliminary report, Table 8, p.15 Poland - - - - - - - - Portugal - - - - - - - - Qatar - - - - - - - - Republic of Korea - - - - - - - - Republic of Moldova 98 98 98 96 99 98 98 98 2005 DHS 2005, Final report, Table 10.1, p.112 Romania 94 96 91 - - - - - 2004 Reproductive Health Survey 2004, Table 6.1.1, p. 46. Russian Federation - - - - - - - - Rwanda 96 96 96 - - - - - 2007-08 DHS 2007-08, Interim Preliminary report, Table 6, p.15 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 - - - - - - - 2007 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2008, PAHO/WHO Saint Lucia 99 - - - - - - - 2006 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2008, PAHO/WHO Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 95 - - - - - - - 2005 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2007, PAHO/WHO Samoa - - - - - - - - San Marino - - - - - - - - Sao Tome and Principe 97 98 97 98 93 97 99 100 2006 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Saudi Arabia 90 - - - - - - - 1996 Saudi Arabia Family Health Survey 1996, Table.10.1,p. 44-45 Senegal 87 96 82 77 82 88 96 97 2005 DHS 2005, Final report, Table 8.1, p.134 Serbia 98 98 98 96 98 99 98 100 2005 MICS 2005, Table RH.3 Seychelles - - - - - - - - Sierra Leone 81 89 79 71 81 80 86 92 2005 MICS 2005, Table RH.2 Singapore - - - - - - - - Slovakia - - - - - - - - Slovenia 98 - - - - - - - 1992 WHO Health for All Third Monitoring Report Solomon Islands 74 84 72 64 73 73 80 82 2007 DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 9.1, p 3 Somalia 26 46 15 8 13 23 35 51 2006 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. South Africa 92 91 93 - - - - - 2003 DHS 2003, Final Report, Table 7.1, p.121 Spain - - - - - - - - Sri Lanka 99 99 99 - - - - - 2006-07 DHS 2006-07, Preliminary report, Table 6, p. 12 Sudan 64 - - 36 49 65 81 90 2006 Sudan HouseholdHealth Survey (SHHS) 2006, Table 10.4, p.149 Suriname 90 96 81 77 96 96 97 97 2006 MICS 2006, Analyzed by UNICEF, NY July 2008 Swaziland 85 86 85 81 82 84 89 89 2006-07 DHS 2006-07, Final report, Table 9.1,p.116 Sweden - - - - - - - - Switzerland - - - - - - - - Syrian Arab Republic 84 90 78 68 82 89 90 94 2006 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Tajikistan 89 94 87 2007 Tajikistan Living Standards Measurement Survey 2007 (TLSS 2007), Table 10.1 Thailand 98 98 98 96 98 98 98 100 2005-06 MICS 2005-06, Table 32 The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 94 - - - - - - - 2006 Health Home Skopje, Institute for Mother and Child Health Protection "INFORMATION on the health status of mothers and children in R. Macedonia in 2006" page 8 Timor-Leste 61 79 55 47 64 87 2003 DHS 2003, Final report (National report), Table 10.1, p.142 Togo 84 96 77 69 75 83 95 100 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Tonga - - - - - - - - Trinidad and Tobago 96 - - 95 94 95 99 97 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Tunisia 96 98 92 - - - - - 2006 MICS 2006, Graph 17b, p. 35 Turkey 92 95 84 - - - - - 2008 DHS 2008, Preliminary Report, Table 17, p. 23 Turkmenistan 99 99 99 98 100 100 100 98 2006 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Tuvalu 97 - - - - - - - 2007 DHS 2007, Preliminary report, Table 6, p. 12 Uganda 94 97 93 93 92 93 93 96 2006 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 10.1, p.120 Ukraine 99 99 98 97 98 99 100 99 2007 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 10.1, p.88 United Arab Emirates 97 - - - - - - - 1995 UAE Family Health Survey, 1995, p. 42-43 United Kingdom - - - - - - - - United Republic of Tanzania 76 89 72 71 67 72 81 89 2007-08 HMIS 2007-08, Final report, Table 4.7, p.47 United States - - - - - - - - Uruguay 97 - - - - - - - 2005 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2007, PAHO/WHO Uzbekistan 99 99 99 98 98 100 100 99 2006 MICS 2006, Table: 31 Vanuatu 84 87 84 78 88 81 90 89 2007 MICS 2007, Table RH.3, p. 81 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 94 - - 94 95 97 92 92 2000 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, October 2002. Viet Nam 91 98 89 69 92 94 98 99 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.2 Yemen 47 68 39 32 35 43 57 79 2006 MICS 2006, Table RH.3 Zambia 94 99 91 90 90 93 99 99 2007 DHS 2007, Final report, Table 9.1, p.124 Zimbabwe 94 96 93 93 92 95 95 97 2005-06 DHS2005-06, Final report, Table 9.1,p.120 UNICEF Regions % women aged 15-49 years attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel (doctor, nurse, midwife or auxiliary midwife), 2003-2008 Africa§ 72 Sub-Saharan Africa§ 71 Eastern and Southern Africa 72 West and Central Africa 71 Middle East and North Africa 78 Asia§ 78 South Asia 68 East Asia and Pacific 91 Latin America and Caribbean 94 CEE/CIS 95 Industrialized countries§ – Developing countries§ 78 Least developed countries§ 64 World 78 § Also includes territories within each country category or regional group.

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