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South Africa Skilled Birth Attendance

96.7%as of 2016Reported+2.5% vs 2008

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 – 2016 · World Bank

History

most recent 4 periods · World Bank
PeriodSkilled Birth Attendance
201696.7%
200894.3%
200491.2%
200391.2%

Skilled Birth Attendance across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountrySkilled Birth AttendancePeriod
Nigeria50.7%2022
Kenya70.2%2016
Egypt97.1%2021
Ghana78.9%2018
Ethiopia49.8%2019
Tanzania63.5%2016

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