Costa Rica vs United States: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel
Costa Rica
99
in 2019
United States
99.1
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
69th
United States rank
67th
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel over time
- Costa Rica
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 99.1 against 99 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1992 it was United States ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 69th and United States ranks 67th of 169 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8 | 99.38 | 1.58 | United States |
| 2000s | 98.38 | 99.36 | 0.98 | United States |
| 2010s | 97.58 | 99.11 | 1.53 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, Costa Rica or United States?
- United States, at 99.1 against 99 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Costa Rica and United States?
- 0.1, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United States?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and United States rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Costa Rica ranks 69th and United States ranks 67th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.