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Email this page Printer friendly Last update: Jun 2008                             UNICEF Global Database on Delivery Care Countries or territories Year % of births attended by skilled health personnel (doctor, nurse or midwife) Source Afghanistan 2003 14 MICS 2003, p. 2. Albania 2005 100 MICS 2005, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Algeria 2006 95 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Andorra - Angola 2001 45 MICS 2001, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2003. Antigua and Barbuda 2005 100 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2006, PAHO/WHO Argentina 2005 99 Estad¡sticas Vitales Informaci¢n B sica 2005, Ministerio de Salud. Armenia 2005 98 DHS 2005, Final report Australia 1999* 100 Nassar, N. and Sullivan, E. A. Australia's mothers and babies 1999. 2001. Sydney, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, National Perinatal Statistics Unit. Perinatal Statistics Series. Austria 1991-93* 100 WHO Health for All Third Monitoring Report Azerbaijan 2004 100 UNICEF Innocenti Social Monitor 2006 Bahamas 2000 99 PAHO/WHO, Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2002. Bahrain 1995* 98 Bahrain Family Health Survey 1995, Final Report, p. 162,164 Bangladesh 2006 20 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Barbados 2004 100 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2006, PAHO/WHO Belarus 2005 100 MICS 2005, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Belgium - Belize 1999* 84 Belize Family Health Survey 1999, Table 10-5 Benin 2006 78 DHS 2006, Preliminary report, Table 6, p. 15. Bhutan 2003 56 Living Standards Survey 2003, Table 5.7, p. 49 Bolivia 2003 67 DHS 2003, Final report, Table 9.6, p. 163.and Table 9.5, p. 162. Bosnia and Herzegovina 2005-06 100 MICS 2005-06, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Botswana 2000 94 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2003. Brazil 1996* 88 DHS 1996, Final report, p.110. Brunei Darussalam 1999* 99 World Health Organization, Country health information profiles. 2001 Bulgaria 2004 99 UNICEF Innocenti Social Monitor 2006 Burkina Faso 2006 54 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Burundi 2005 34 MICS 2005, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Cambodia 2005 44 DHS 2005, Final report Cameroon 2006 63 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Canada 2001 98 Canadian Institute for Health Information and Health Canada, Vital Statistics, 2001. Cape Verde 1998* 89 Inquerito Demografico de Saude Reprodutiva (IDSR), 1998. Instituto Nacional de Estatistica; FNUAP, VERDEFAM (ONG) Central African Republic 2006 53 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Chad 2004 14 DHS 2004, Final report, Table 9.8, p. 138. Chile 2004 100 Estad¡sticas de Natalidad y Mortalidad 2004, Departamento de Estad¡sticas e Informaci¢n de Salud, Annex 1. China 2005 98 NBS, Social Progress in China 2006, MoH. Colombia 2005 96 DHS 2005, Final report, Table 10.9.1, p. 213. Comoros 2000 62 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2003. Congo 2005 83 DHS 2005, Final report Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2001 61 MICS 2001, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2003. Cook Islands 2001 98 Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table A.5 Goal 5, MDGI 17. Costa Rica 2004 99 Centro Centroamericano de Poblaci¢n, Nacimientos, 2004. C“te d'Ivoire 2006 57 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Croatia 2002 100 Innocenti Social Monitor 2004, Table 6.1 (ISM 2004). Cuba 2005 100 National Health Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Public Health Cyprus - Czech Republic 2004 100 UNICEF Innocenti Social Monitor 2006 Denmark 1987 - WHO Health for All Second Monitoring Report Djibouti 2003 61 Rapport Annuel d?Activities, Programme Sante de la Reproduction - Ministere de la Sante 2003 Dominica 2004 100 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2006, PAHO/WHO Dominican Republic 2006 96 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Ecuador 1999* 99 ENDEMAIN - 99, p. 164. Egypt 2005 74 DHS 2005, Final report, Table 11.9, p. 130. El Salvador 2002-03 92 Encuesta National de Salud Familiar (FESAL) 2002/2003, Final report, Table 11.2, p. 297. Equatorial Guinea 2000 65 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2003. Eritrea 2002 28 DHS 2002, Final Report, p. 140 Estonia 2002 100 Innocenti Social Monitor 2004, Table 6.1 (ISM 2004). Ethiopia 2005 6 DHS 2005, Final report Fiji 2000 99 Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table A.5 Goal 5, MDGI 17. Finland France 1993* 99 WHO Health for All Third Monitoring Report Gabon 2000 86 DHS 2000, Final report, p. 139 Gambia 2006 57 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Georgia 2003 99 TransMonee (govt reported) 2005, Table 4.1. Germany 1986 - WHO Health for All Second Monitoring Report Ghana 2006 50 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Greece - Grenada 2005 100 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2006, PAHO/WHO Guatemala 2002 41 Encuesta Nacional de Salud, Materno Infantil 2002 (ENSMI), Table 7.6, p. 150 and Table 7.5, p. 148. Guinea 2005 38 DHS 2005, Final report Guinea-Bissau 2006 39 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Guyana 2003 94 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2006, PAHO/WHO Haiti 2005-06 26 DHS 2005-06 Final report, Table 8.5, p. 116. Holy See - Honduras 2006 67 DHS 2005-06, Final report Hungary 2004 100 UNICEF Innocenti Social Monitor 2006 Iceland - India 2005-06 47 NFHS 2005-06, Special tabulation by ORC Macro, June 2007. Indonesia 2004 72 BPS, SUSENAS, National Socio-Economic Survey, 2004, Table 2.6.B, p. 78. Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2000 90 Demographic and Health Survey 2000 Iraq 2006 89 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Ireland 2003 100 Word Health Report 2003, p. 3. Israel 1987 - WHO Health for All Second Monitoring Report Italy - Jamaica 2005 97 MICS 2005, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Japan 1996* 100 WHO Country health information profiles. 2001 revision. Jordan 2002 100 DHS 2002, Final Report, p. 102, p. 100 Kazakhstan 2006 100 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Kenya 2003 42 DHS 2003, Final report, Table 9.7, p. 132 and Table 9.6, p. 130. Kiribati 1998* 85 WHO Country Health Information Profiles, 2001 revision. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2004 97 Nutrition Assessment report 2004, Table 33, p. 69. Korea, Republic of 1997* 100 WHO Country Health Information Profiles, 2001 revision. Kuwait 1996* 98 Family Health survey 1996, Final Report, p. 163 Kyrgyzstan 2006 98 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Lao People's Democratic Republic 2001 19 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2003. Latvia 2004 100 UNICEF Innocenti Social Monitor 2006 Lebanon 1994-96* 98 PAPCHILD 1996 Lesotho 2004 55 DHS 2004, Final report, Table 9.6, p. 131. Liberia 1999-2000 51 DHS 2000: Volume III, p. 110 (National Report) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1995* 94 PAPCHILD 1995, p. 129 Liechtenstein - Lithuania 2004 100 UNICEF Innocenti Social Monitor 2006 Luxembourg 2003 100 Rapport sur la Sante dans le Monde 2003, p. 3. Madagascar 2003-04 51 DHS 2003-04, Final report, Table 8.6, p. 134 and Table 8.5, p. 132. Malawi 2006 54 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Malaysia 2005 98 Ministry of Health 2005 Maldives 2004 84 Reproductive Health Survey 2004, MoH/UNFPA Mali 2001 41 DHS 2001, Final report p. 115, 116 Malta 1993* 98 WHO Marshall Islands 1998* 95 WHO Country health information profiles. 2001 Mauritania 2000-01 57 DHS 2000-01, Final report, Table 7.7, p. 112. Mauritius 2003 98 MOH, Health Statistics Annual report 2003, p. VIII and p. XIV, November 2004. Mexico 1997* 86 Encuesta Nacional de la Dinamica Demografica 1997 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2001 88 Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table A.5 Goal 5, MDGI 17. Moldova, Republic of 2005 100 DHS 2005, Final report, Table 10.8, p. 123. Monaco - Mongolia 2005-06 99 MICS 2005-06, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Montenegro? 2005 99 MICS 2005, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Morocco 2003-04 63 DHS 2003-04, Final report, Table 8.6, p 114. Mozambique 2003 48 DHS 2003, Final report (national report), Table 9.6, p. 138 and Table 9.5, p. 137. Myanmar 2001 57 Fertility of Reproductive Health Survey 2001, Table 5.6, p. 99 and Table 5.7, p. 100. Namibia 2000 76 DHS 2000, Final report, Table 9.5, p. 123 and Table 9.4, p. 121. Nauru - Nepal 2006 19 DHS 2006, Final report, Table 10.5, p. 142. Netherlands 1998* 100 WHO New Zealand 1995* 100 WHO Country health information profiles. 2001 revision. Nicaragua 2001 67 DHS 2001 p. 188, p.185 Niger 2006 33 DHS 2006, Final report Nigeria 2003 35 DHS 2003, Final report, Table 9.6, p.123., Table 9.5, p.121 Niue 2002 100 Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table A.5 Goal 5, MDGI 17. Norway 1988 - WHO Health for All Second Monitoring Report Occupied Palestinian Territory 2006 99 FHS (National report), Preliminary report, Table 11, p. 41. Oman 2000 95 National Health Survey 2000, Part 2 Pakistan 2004-05 31 Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement Survey 2004-05 p. 52 Palau 2002 100 Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table A.5 Goal 5, MDGI 17. Panama 2003 93 Controlor¡a General de la Rep£blica, Direcci¢n de Estad¡stica y Censo, Secci¢n de Estad¡sticas Vitales 2003. Papua New Guinea 2000 41 Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table A.5 Goal 5, MDGI 17. Paraguay 2004 77 Encuesta Nacional de Demograf¡a y Salud Sexual y Reproductiva 2004, Informe resumido, Grafico 6.3, p. 25 and Cuadro 25, p. 61. Peru 2004 73 DHS 2004, Final report, Table 8.6, p. 114. Philippines 2003 60 DHS 2003, Final report (national report), Table 9.8, p. 127 and Table 9.7, p. 125. Poland 2002 100 Innocenti Social Monitor 2004, Table 6.1 (ISM 2004). Portugal 2000 100 Estatisticas de Saude 2000. Qatar 1998* 99 Family Health survey 1998 (GFHS), Final report, p. 159 and Table 11.4, p. 158. Romania 2004 99 Reproductive Health Survey 2004, Table 6.2.1, p. 53. Russian Federation 2003 99 UNICEF Innocenti Social Monitor 2003 Rwanda 2005 39 DHS 2005, Final Report Saint Kitts and Nevis 2005 100 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2006, PAHO/WHO Saint Lucia 2004 100 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2006, PAHO/WHO Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2005 100 Health Situation in the Americas, Basic Indicators 2006, PAHO/WHO Samoa 1998* 100 WHO Country Health Information Profiles, 2001 revision. San Marino - Sao Tome and Principe 2006 81 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Saudi Arabia 1996* 91 Saudi Family Health Survey 1996, Final Report, p. 160 Senegal 2005 52 DHS 2005, Final report Serbia? 2005 99 MICS 2005, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Seychelles - Sierra Leone 2005 43 MICS 2005, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Singapore 1998* 100 WHO Country Health Information Profiles, 2001 revision. Slovakia 2004 100 UNICEF Innocenti Social Monitor 2006 Slovenia 2004 100 UNICEF Innocenti Social Monitor 2006 Solomon Islands 1999* 85 WHO Country Health Information Profiles, 2001 revision. Somalia 2006 33 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. South Africa 2003 92 DHS 2003, Preliminary report, Table 10, p. 13. Spain - Sri Lanka 2000 96 DHS 2000, Final report, Table 8.11, p.170 Sudan 2000 87 MICS 2000, p. 30. Suriname 2000 85 MICS 2000, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, June 2003. Swaziland 2002 74 Community Health Survey 2002, Summary of Indicators, p. XV. Sweden 1987 - WHO Health for All Second Monitoring Report Switzerland - Syrian Arab Republic 2006 93 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Tajikistan 2005 83 MICS 2005, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Tanzania, United Republic of 2004-05 43 DHS 2005, Final report, Table.9.6, p 142 Thailand 2005-06 97 MICS 2005-06, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2004 99 Information for the Health Status of Women and Children in the Republic of Macedonia, 2004, p. 19. Timor-Leste 2003 18 DHS 2003, Final report (national report), Table 10.8, p. 152 and Table 10.7, p. 150. Togo 2006 62 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Tonga 2000 95 Pacific Islands Regional MDG Report 2004 Trinidad and Tobago 2006 98 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Tunisia 2000 90 MICS 2000, p.146 Turkey 2003 83 DHS 2003, Final report (national report), Table 10.5, p. 127 and p.124. Turkmenistan 2006 100 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Tuvalu 2002 100 Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table A.5 Goal 5, MDGI 17. Uganda 2006 42 DHS 2006, Preliminary report, Table 15, p. 24. Ukraine 2005 100 MICS 2005, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. United Arab Emirates 1995* 99 Family Health Survey 1995 (GFHS), Final report, Table 11.6, p. 159. United Kingdom 1998* 99 The Stationery Office. Birth Counts Statistics of Pregnancy and Childbirth 2000. Macfarlane, A., Mugford, M., Henderson, J, Furtado, A., Stevens, J., and Dunn, A. 2000. London, United Kingdom Stationery Office. United States 1997* 99 Curtin SC,.Park MM. Trend in the attendant, place, and timing of births, and in the use of obstetric interventions: United States, 1989-97. National Vital Statistics Reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999;47:1-16. Uruguay 1999* 100 Departamento de Estadisticas del Ministerio de Salud Publica Uzbekistan 2006 100 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Vanuatu 1999* 88 Pacific Islands Regional Millennium Development Goals Report 2004, Table A.5 Goal 5, MDGI 17. Venezuela (Bolivarian Rep. of) 2003 95 Analisis de la situacion de la ninez y la mujer en Venezuela 2005. pg.57. Viet Nam 2006 88 MICS 2006, Reanalyzed by UNICEF HQ, April 2007. Yemen 2003 27 Family Health Survey 2003, Table 9.8, p. 103 and Table 9.7, p. 101. Zambia 2002 43 DHS 2001-2002, Final Report, Table 9.6, p. 134., Table 9.5, p. 133. Zimbabwe 2005-06 80 DHS 2005-06, Preliminary report, Table 6. p. 13. *Data refer to years or periods other than that specified in the column heading, differ from the standard definition, or refer to only part of a country, and are not included in the calculation of regional and global estimates. Regions % of births attended by skilled health personnel (doctor, nurse or midwife) (1996-2006) Sub-Saharan Africa 43 Eastern and Southern Africa 40 West and Central Africa 46 Middle East and North Africa 79 South Asia 41 East Asia and Pacific 87 Latin America and Caribbean - CEE/CIS 95 Industrialized countries 99 Developing countries 59 Least developed countries 38 World 63

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