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Not reported
No suitable Australian data sources exist for this UN SDG Indicator.

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

Australia’s National Perinatal Data Collection (NPDC) does not collect information on which health professionals did or did not attend a birth.

National Metadata

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

Responsible agency
The agency responsible for this data entry is Department of Health
Reporting Year
2018
Indicator used

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

Caveat
No suitable Australian data sources exist for this UN SDG Indicator.
Indicator status
Not reported
Indicator description

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

Geographic Coverage
Australia
Unit of measurement

nil

Methodology

nil

Other information

nil

Page updated
17 July 2018

Global Metadata

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 number
3.1
Target name

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

Global indicator description

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

UN designated tier
Tier 1
UN custodian agency
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Link to UN metadata
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 382.6kb)

Sources

Other

No other information for this indicator

Historic