Panama's births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) was 95% in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 6.4 percentage points from 88.6% in 2009.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 95% | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | 93.9% | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | 88.6% | 2009 |
| Highest | 96.3% | 2015 |
| Lowest | 85.8% | 1992 |
| Average since 2010 | 93.88% | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | 85.8% | 1992 |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Panama's births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) rose 2.1 percentage points on 2018 (from 92.9% to 95%).
Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2018), the average change was +0.27 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.66 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.1 percentage points in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.2 percentage points in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2010 to 2019 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2019, Panama had the 20th 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 Panama in the 2019 ranking
- Türkiye — 17th of 29: 97%
- New Zealand — 18th of 29: 96.5%
- Germany — 19th of 29: 96.2%
- Saudi Arabia — 21st of 29: 94.8%
- Indonesia — 22nd of 29: 94.7%
- Honduras — 23rd of 29: 94.1%
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 28 values
| Year | Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 95 |
| 2018 | 92.9 |
| 2017 | 94.2 |
| 2016 | 94.6 |
| 2015 | 96.3 |
| 2014 | 93.9 |
| 2013 | 91.4 |
| 2012 | 94.3 |
| 2011 | 93.5 |
| 2010 | 92.7 |
| 2009 |
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 99% (2020)
- Argentina — 98.8% (2020)
- Bahamas, The — 99% (2019)
- Barbados — 98.4% (2020)
- Belize — 94.6% (2020)
- Bolivia — 81.1% (2019)
- Brazil — 98.4% (2020)
- Chile — 99.8% (2019)
- Colombia — 98.8% (2019)
- Costa Rica
More health data for Panama
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.56% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 7.96% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 546,163 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 23.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 574,975 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 25.16% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 1.12 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 24.53% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 8.09% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Panama's births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)?
- 95% in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1992?
- It is up 9.2 percentage points from 85.8% in 1992. The highest value was 96.3% in 2015 and the lowest 85.8% in 1992.
- How does Panama rank?
- 20th highest of 29 economies with data for 2019.
- Is the latest change in births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) unusual for Panama?
- In 2019, Panama's births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) rose 2.1 percentage points on 2018 (from 92.9% to 95%). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2018), the average change was +0.27 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.66 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
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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