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Last update: Feb 2011

Percentage of births attended by skilled health personnel (doctor, nurse or midwife)

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Country or territory Total Residence Wealth Index Quintiles Time Period Source
Urban Rural Lowest Second Middle Fourth Highest
Afghanistan14357-----2003MICS 2003
Albania99100999899991001002008-2009DHS 2008-2009
Algeria95989288979798982006MICS 2006
Andorra--------
Angola477126-----2006-2007Other 2006-2007
Antigua and Barbuda100-------2008Other 2009
Argentina95-------2008Other 2009
Armenia100-------2007Other 2007
Australia100-------1999Other 2001
Austria100-------1991-1993Other 1993
Azerbaijan889780768490971002006DHS 2006
Bahamas99-------2007Other 2008
Bahrain98-------1995Other 1995
Bangladesh244519-----2009MICS, BBS-UNICEF 2010
Barbados100-------2007Other 2009
Belarus1001001001001001001001002005MICS 2005
Belgium--------
Belize95-------2008Other 2008
Benin74846952677587962006DHS 2006
Bhutan718965-----2007Other 2007
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)71885138668192992008DHS 2008
Bosnia and Herzegovina10010010099100100991002006MICS 2006
Botswana959990-----2007Other 2007
Brazil979894-----2006Other 2006-2007
Brunei Darussalam99-------1999Other 2001
Bulgaria100-------2008Other 2010
Burkina Faso54665156554749652006MICS 2006
Burundi34753225293031552005MICS 2005
Cambodia44703921294062902005DHS 2005
Cameroon63864623587088982006MICS 2006
Canada98-------2001Other 2001
Cape Verde789164-----2005Other 2005
Central African Republic 448226-----2009Other 2009
Chad1451615713482004DHS 2004
Chile100-------2007Other 2007
China9910099-----2008Other 2009
Colombia969991899899991002005DHS 2005
Comoros62795749576069772000MICS 2000
Congo83967340537793952005DHS 2005
Cook Islands98-------2001Other 2004
Costa Rica99-------2008Other 2008
Côte d'Ivoire57844029405979952006MICS 2006
Croatia100-------2008Other 2010
Cuba100-------2009Other 2010
Cyprus--------
Czech Republic100-------2008Other 2010
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 97-------2004Other 2004
Democratic Republic of the Congo74916359627385982007DHS 2007
Denmark--------
Djibouti939540-----2006MICS/EDIM, 2007
Dominica100-------2008Other 2009
Dominican Republic98989795999999992007DHS 2007
Ecuador98989999989899982004Other 2004
Egypt79907255708391972008DHS 2008
El Salvador96979491969898982003-2008Other 2008
Equatorial Guinea65874947437676852000MICS 2000
Eritrea2865107101344812002DHS 2002
Estonia100-------2006Other 2008
Ethiopia64531125272005DHS 2005
Fiji99-------2000Other 2004
Finland100-------1993Other 1993
France99-------1993Other 1993
Gabon869267-----2000DHS 2000
Gambia57834328465973892005-2006MICS 2005-2006
Georgia98999895999999992005MICS 2005
Germany--------
Ghana57844122476481942008DHS 2008
Greece--------
Grenada99-------2007Other 2008
Guatemala517737-----2008-2009Other 2009
Guinea46843126434757572007Other 2007
Guinea-Bissau39692719263154792006MICS 2006
Guyana929890-----2009pDHS 2009
Haiti2647156112141682005-2006DHS 2005-2006
Holy See--------
Honduras67905033527989992005-2006DHS 2005-2006
Hungary100-------2008Other 2010
Iceland--------
India537644-----2007-2008DLHS 2007-2008
Indonesia758863-----2008Other 2008
Iran (Islamic Republic of)97-------2005Other 2005
Iraq808671-----2006-2007Other 2006-2007
Ireland100-------2003Other 2003
Israel--------
Italy--------
Jamaica979994-----2005MICS 2005
Japan100-------1996Other 2001
Jordan9999999899991001002007DHS 2007
Kazakhstan100100100100100100991002006MICS 2006
Kenya44753720314253812008-2009DHS 2008-2009
Kiribati63-------2004-2005Other 2004-2005
Kuwait98-------1996Other 1996
Kyrgyzstan9810096939997981002005-2006MICS 2005-2006
Lao People's Democratic Republic206811391433812006MICS 2006
Latvia100-------2006Other 2008
Lebanon98-------1994-1996Other 1996
Lesotho628854-----2009pDHS 2009
Liberia46793226324369812007DHS 2007
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya949789-----1995Other 1995
Liechtenstein--------
Lithuania100-------2006Other 2008
Luxembourg100-------2003Other 2003
Madagascar44823922284360902008-2009DHS 2008-2009
Malawi54785043485254772006MICS 2006
Malaysia99-------2007Other 2007
Maldives84-------2004Other 2004
Mali49803835373855862006DHS 2006
Malta98-------1993Other 1993
Marshall Islands86976868829797992007DHS 2007
Mauritania61903921417190952007MICS 2007
Mauritius98-------2003Other 2003
Mexico93-------2006Other 2006
Micronesia (Federated States of)88-------2001Other 2004
Monaco--------
Mongolia9910099-----2008Other 2008
Montenegro99100989899100981002005-2006MICS 2005-2006
Morocco63854030497086952003-2004DHS 2003-2004
Mozambique55784637455366892008MICS 2008
Myanmar648258-----2007Other 2007
Namibia81947360738694982006-2007DHS 2006-2007
Nauru97--971009498982007DHS 2007
Nepal1951145101223582006DHS 2006
Netherlands100-------1998Other 1998
New Zealand100-------1995Other 2001
Nicaragua74925642748995992006-2007DHS 2006-2007
Niger33782521252328712006DHS/MICS 2006
Nigeria3965288183863862008DHS 2008
Niue100-------2006Other 2006
Norway--------
Occupied Palestinian Territory99-------2006Other 2006
Oman99-------2007Other 2008
Pakistan39603016253652772006-2007DHS 2006-2007
Palau100-------2007Other 2008
Panama9210078-----2007Other 2007
Papua New Guinea538847-----2006DHS 2006
Paraguay82-------2008Other 2008
Peru839461548095981002009DHS 2009
Philippines62784826567686942008DHS 2008
Poland100-------2005Other 2008
Portugal100-------2000Other 2000
Qatar99-------1998Other 1998
Republic of Korea100-------1997Other 2001
Republic of Moldova1001009999991001001002005DHS 2005
Romania99-------2008Other 2010
Russian Federation100-------2008Other 2010
Rwanda52704943465154712007-2008DHS 2007-2008
Saint Kitts and Nevis100-------2008Other 2009
Saint Lucia100-------2007Other 2009
Saint Vincent and Grenadines99-------2008Other 2009
Samoa100-------1998Other 2001
San Marino--------
Sao Tome and Principe828975-----2008-2009pDHS 2008-2009
Saudi Arabia919584-----1996Other 1996
Senegal52853320315584892005DHS 2005
Serbia99999998100100981002005-2006MICS 2005-2006
Seychelles--------
Sierra Leone42673328353949712008DHS 2008
Singapore100-------1998Other 2001
Slovakia100-------2008Other 2010
Slovenia100-------2008Other 2010
Solomon Islands70906756687075882007pDHS 2007
Somalia33651511142045772006MICS 2006
South Africa919485-----2003DHS 2003
Spain--------
Sri Lanka99999997989999992006-2007DHS 2006-2007
Sudan49--15305278902006Other 2006
Suriname90958281919893962006MICS 2006
Swaziland69816645627182862006-2007DHS 2006-2007
Sweden--------
Switzerland--------
Syrian Arab Republic93988878959897992006MICS 2006
Tajikistan 88958690918784902007Other 2007
Thailand979997939898991002005-2006MICS 2005-2006
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia100-------2008Other 2010
Timor-Leste184012-----2003DHS 2003
Togo62934030295890972006MICS 2006
Tonga95-------2001Other 2001
Trinidad and Tobago98--989994991002006MICS 2006
Tunisia959889-----2006MICS 2006
Turkey919680739498991002008DHS 2008
Turkmenistan1001009999991001001002006MICS 2006
Tuvalu98--99979897982007DHS 2007
Uganda42803728323549762006DHS 2006
Ukraine 9999989798100100992007DHS 2007
United Arab Emirates9910099-----1995Other 1995
United Kingdom99-------1998Other 2000
United Republic of Tanzania43793526333651852004-2005DHS 2004-2005
United States99-------1997Other 1997
Uruguay100-------1999Other 1999
Uzbekistan1001001001001001001001002006MICS 2006
Vanuatu74877255787387902007MICS 2007
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)95-------2003Other 2005
Viet Nam889885538795100992006MICS 2006
Yemen36622617203250742006MICS 2006
Zambia47833127283771912007DHS 2007
Zimbabwe60904939455681922009Other 2009


UNICEF Regions
Africa48
Sub-Saharan Africa45
Eastern and Southern Africa37
West and Central Africa51
Middle East and North Africa77
Asia66
South Asia48
East Asia and Pacific90
Latin America and Caribbean89
CEE/CIS97
Industrialized countries-
Developing countries64
Least developed countries41
World65

DHS: Demographic and Health Surveys
MICS: Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
BBS: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
DLHS: District Level Household Survey (India)
EDIM: Enquête Djiboutienne à Indicateurs Multiples (Djibouti)
p = preliminary