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Skilled Birth Attendance by African country
Libya has the highest share of births attended by skilled staff of any African country, at 99.9%, ahead of Botswana and Mauritius.
Share of live births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives). 54 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013.
Libya
Botswana
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Full ranking
| # | Country | Skilled Birth Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 99.9% | |
| 2 | Botswana | 99.8% | |
| 3 | Mauritius | 99.7% | |
| 4 | Seychelles | 99.5% | |
| 5 | Tunisia | 99.5% | |
| 6 | Algeria | 98.8% | |
| 7 | Cabo Verde | 97.3% | |
| 8 | Egypt | 97.1% | |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 96.8% | |
| 10 | South Africa | 96.7% | |
| 11 | Malawi | 96.4% | |
| 12 | Rwanda | 94.2% | |
| 13 | Republic of the Congo | 91.2% | |
| 14 | Gabon | 89.3% | |
| 15 | Eswatini | 88.3% | |
| 16 | Namibia | 88.2% | |
| 17 | Djibouti | 87.4% | |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 86.9% | |
| 19 | Lesotho | 86.6% | |
| 20 | Morocco | 86.6% | |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | 86% | |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 85.2% | |
| 23 | Liberia | 84.4% | |
| 24 | Cote d'Ivoire | 84% | |
| 25 | Gambia | 83.8% | |
| 26 | Comoros | 82.2% | |
| 27 | Zambia | 80.4% | |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 79.8% | |
| 29 | Ghana | 78.9% | |
| 30 | Benin | 78.1% | |
| 31 | Sudan | 77.7% | |
| 32 | Burundi | 76.5% | |
| 33 | Senegal | 74.5% | |
| 34 | Uganda | 74.2% | |
| 35 | Mozambique | 73% | |
| 36 | Mauritania | 70.4% | |
| 37 | Kenya | 70.2% | |
| 38 | Togo | 69.4% | |
| 39 | Cameroon | 69% | |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | 68.3% | |
| 41 | Mali | 67.3% | |
| 42 | Tanzania | 63.5% | |
| 43 | Guinea | 55.3% | |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 53.8% | |
| 45 | Nigeria | 50.7% | |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 49.8% | |
| 47 | Angola | 49.6% | |
| 48 | Chad | 47.2% | |
| 49 | Madagascar | 45.8% | |
| 50 | Niger | 43.7% | |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 40.3% | |
| 52 | South Sudan | 39.7% | |
| 53 | Eritrea | 34.1% | |
| 54 | Somalia | 31.9% |
Seychelles
Tunisia
Algeria
Cabo Verde
Egypt
Sao Tome and Principe
South Africa
Malawi
Rwanda
Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Eswatini
Namibia
Djibouti
Sierra Leone
Lesotho
Morocco
Zimbabwe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Liberia
Cote d'Ivoire
Gambia
Comoros
Zambia
Burkina Faso
Ghana
Benin
Sudan
Burundi
Senegal
Uganda
Mozambique
Mauritania
Kenya
Togo
Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Mali
Tanzania
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Angola
Chad
Madagascar
Niger
Central African Republic
South Sudan
Eritrea
SomaliaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Skilled Birth Attendance figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=skilled_birth_attendance_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest share of births attended by skilled staff?
Libya has the highest share of births attended by skilled staff in Africa at 99.9% (2013), followed by Botswana and Mauritius.
Which African country has the lowest share of births attended by skilled staff?
Somalia has the lowest share of births attended by skilled staff of the 54 African countries with data, at 31.9% (2019).
How many African countries report Skilled Birth Attendance data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Skilled Birth Attendance figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=skilled_birth_attendance_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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