Births attended by skilled health staff as a share of total rose 0% to 99.9% in Japan in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, births attended by skilled health staff as a share of total in Japan reached an all time high of 100% in 1996 and an all time low of 99.8% in 2008.
Japan has been ranked 6th within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of births attended by skilled health staff as a share of total, 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Canada | % | 97.9% | 97.8% | 97.9% | 98.0% | 98.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | % | 99.9% | 99.9% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 99.5% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Germany | % | 97.1% | 96.2% | 97.1% | 96.2% | 96.2% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| India | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 81.4% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Japan | % | ... | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico | % | 97.7% | 98.0% | 96.6% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| USA | % | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.0% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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