Indicator 3.1.2 - Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Percentage of US births attended by by skilled health personnel
Percentage of US births attended by by skilled health personnel
Global Metadata
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| SDG Indicator Name | Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel |
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| SDG Target Addressed | By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births. |
| Definition of SDG Indicator | Percentage of live births attended by skilled health personnel during a specified time period. |
| UN Designated Tier | 1 |
| UN Custodial Agency | UNICEF (Partnering Agencies: WHO, UNFPA) |
U.S. Metadata
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| Method of computation for global SDG indicator | Number of births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives) trained in providing life_saving obstetric care, including giving the necessary supervision, care and advice to women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, to conduct deliveries on their own, and to care for newborns / The total number of live births in the same period Method of measurement Definition of skilled birth attendant varies between countries. The percentage of births attended by skilled health personnel is calculated as the number of births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives) expressed as a percentage of the total number of births in the same period. Births attended by skilled health personnel = (number of births attended by skilled health personnel)/(total number of live births) x 100. In household surveys, such as DHS, MICS and RHS, the respondent is asked about each live birth and who helped during delivery for a period up to five years before the interview.'' Service/facility records could be used where a high proportion of births occur in health facilities and are therefore recorded. Method of estimation Data for global monitoring are reported by UNICEF and WHO. These agencies obtain the data - both survey and registry data ' from national sources. Before data can be included in the global databases, UNICEF and WHO undertake a process of data verification that includes correspondence with field offices to clarify any questions. In terms of survey data, some survey reports may present a total percentage of births attended by a type of provider that does not conform to the MDG definition (e.g. total includes providers who are not considered skilled, such as community health workers). In this case, the percentage delivered by a physician, nurse or midwife are totalled and entered into the global database as the MDG estimate.'' Predominant type of statistics: adjusted |
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| Graph Title | Percentage of US births attended by by skilled health personnel |
| Actual indicator available | Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel |
| Description of actual indicator available | Represents the percentage of all births attended by a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, certified nurse-midwife, or other midwife |
| Method of computation | Number of births attended by a doctor of medicine, doctor of osteopathy, certified nurse-midwife or other midwife divided by total number of births expressed per 100 births. |
| Comments and limitations | Data currently available through 2015 |
| Periodicity | Annual |
| Time Period | |
| Unit of measure | |
| Disaggregation #1 (Industry or social categories) | |
| Disaggregation #2 (Geographical coverage) | |
| Date of public data release from National source | September, 2016 |
| Date of last Update of This Page | |
| Scheduled Update by National source | September, 2017 |
| Scheduled Update by SDG Team | |
| Data Source1 (Agency STAFF NAME) | Reproductive Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics |
| Data Source2 (Staff E-MAIL) | ambranum@cdc.gov |
| Data Source3 (Agency/Survey/Dataset name) | National Center for Health Statistics/Final natality data |
| Indicator web address (closest to data provided) | http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/vitalstatsonline.htm |
| International and National References |