Afghanistan's births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) was 61.8% in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 27.5 percentage points from 34.3% in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 61.8% | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 50.5% | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 34.3% | 2010 |
| Highest | 61.8% | 2020 |
| Lowest | 12.4% | 2000 |
| Average since 2011 | 49.74% | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 12.4% | 2000 |
How it compares
In 2020, Afghanistan had the 29th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Afghanistan in the 2020 ranking
What this measures
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.
Limitations: For the indicators that are from household surveys, the year refers to the survey year. For more information, consult the original sources.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 12 values
| Year | Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 61.8 |
| 2019 | no data |
| 2018 | 58.8 |
| 2017 | 53.4 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | 50.5 |
| 2014 | 45.2 |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | 39.9 |
| 2011 | 38.6 |
| 2010 |
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) in nearby economies
- Bahrain — 99.6% (2019)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 97.1% (2021)
- Kuwait — 99.9% (2019)
- Malta — 99.8% (2021)
- Oman — 99.9% (2020)
- Pakistan — 68% (2020)
- Qatar — 100% (2019)
- Saudi Arabia — 94.8% (2019)
More health data for Afghanistan
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 15.55% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 15.91% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 9.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 42.04% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 9.54 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 43.07% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 18.66 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 42.56% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 13.99% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Afghanistan's births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)?
- 61.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 49.4 percentage points from 12.4% in 2000. The highest value was 61.8% in 2020 and the lowest 12.4% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank?
- 29th highest of 29 economies with data for 2020.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Childinfo, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Demographic and Health Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.BRTC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Childinfo, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Demographic and Health Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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