Health · Western Africa

Nigeria Skilled Birth Attendance

50.7%as of 2022Reported+17.1% vs 2018

Share of live births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2003 – 2022 · World Bank

History

most recent 7 periods · World Bank
PeriodSkilled Birth Attendance
202250.7%
201843.3%
201743%
201335.2%
201147.3%
200834.4%
200335.2%

Skilled Birth Attendance across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountrySkilled Birth AttendancePeriod
Kenya70.2%2016
South Africa96.7%2016
Egypt97.1%2021
Ghana78.9%2018
Ethiopia49.8%2019
Tanzania63.5%2016

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