Central Africa
What Central African surveys recorded about skilled birth attendance
Recorded attendance by skilled health staff rose from 12.2% of births in Chad’s 1997 observation to 47.2% in 2019. In Cameroon it rose from 55.0% in 1998 to 69.0% in 2018. Countries’ latest observations in this series come from different years.
Sources checked
- Chad (2019)47.2%
- Gabon (2012)89.3%
- DR Congo (2018)85.2%
Natural Earth land outlines and dashed land boundaries.
Select a marker to see the country’s observation year and recorded share.
Chad’s recorded share nearly doubled between 2015 and 2019
The observations were 16.6% in 2010, 24.3% in 2015 and 47.2% in 2019. The Central African Republic’s share was 40.3% in 2019 and 40.0% in 2010. These observations do not identify annual changes between survey dates. Source 1
The Congolese observations used different years
DR Congo recorded 60.7% in 2001 and 85.2% in 2018. The Republic of the Congo’s share was 83.4% in 2005 and 91.2% in 2015. The chart labels years because the two countries’ latest observations differ in date. Source 1
Some series end several years earlier
Gabon’s latest reading in the series is 89.3% in 2012. Cameroon’s latest is 69.0% in 2018 and comes after a 64.7% reading in 2014. A later observation from one country cannot make an earlier observation from another country current. Source 1
The measure records attendance at delivery
The measure describes the share of deliveries attended by health personnel with the relevant skills. Countries can classify staff differently. Birth attendance does not establish where the delivery took place, what equipment was available or what the outcome was. Source 2