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Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Year Value GeoCode UNIT_MEASURE SERIES
2000 31.0 Percent Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
2005 38.6 Percent Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
2008 52.1 Percent Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
2010 69.0 Percent Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
2015 91.0 Percent Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
2020 94.2 Percent Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
2025 98.1 Percent Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

Source: National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR)

Geographical Area: Rwanda

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Rwanda statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Rwandan statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Rwandan-specific metadata information.

Indicator available

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Indicator description

Births delivered with the assistance of doctors, nurses, midwives, and auxiliary midwives, out of all live births and/or stillbirths in the 2 years before the survey.
Geographical coverage

Rwanda
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the ratio of the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time period.
Calculations

Calculated as the number of births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses, midwives, and auxiliary midwives) divided by the total number of births in the same period and multiplied by 100.
Other information

For more details on methodology, see the linked data source.
Comments and limitations

For more details on limitations, see the linked data source.
Data last updated

12/10/2026
Metadata last updated

12/10/2026

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Indicator number

3.1.2
Target name

By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births
Target number

3.1
Global indicator description

Percentage of births attended by skilled health personnel (generally doctors, nurses or midwives) is the percentage of deliveries attended by health personnel trained in providing lifesaving obstetric care, including giving the necessary supervision, care and advice to women during pregnancy, labour and the post-partum period, conducting deliveries on their own, and caring for newborns. Traditional birth attendants, even if they receive a short training course, are not included.
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 374 KB) opens in a new window

Source 1

Organisation

National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR)
Periodicity

Every 5 years
Earliest available data

2000
Geographical coverage

Rwanda
Link to data source Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) opens in a new window
Release date 2026
Next release

2031
Statistical classification

Official statistics
Contact details

info@statistics.gov.rw
Other information

The earliest Demographic and Health Survey was conducted in 1992.
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