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Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel by country

Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.

Countries reporting
169
Highest
100
Cuba
Lowest
31.9
Somalia
Median
98.4
Years covered
43
1980–2022
Data points
2,903

What the numbers show

Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 100 in Cuba; the lowest is 31.9 in Somalia.

The median across all reporting countries is 98.4, and the mean is 89.98.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 398.0%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 7.8%).

Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Cuba 100 2019 up 0.1% flat
1 Dominica 100 2020 unchanged flat
1 Micronesia (country) 100 2009 up 19.3% rising
1 Grenada 100 2017 up 1.2% flat
1 Kyrgyzstan 100 2020 up 1.7% flat
1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 2020 unchanged flat
1 South Korea 100 2015 up 0.1% flat
1 Saint Lucia 100 2019 unchanged flat
1 Lithuania 100 2021 unchanged flat
1 North Macedonia 100 2021 up 12.2% rising
1 Qatar 100 2019 unchanged flat
1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100 2020 unchanged rising
1 Turkmenistan 100 2019 up 0.5% flat
1 Trinidad and Tobago 100 2017 up 3.2% flat
1 Uruguay 100 2020 up 0.2% flat
16 Azerbaijan 99.9 2021 up 2.8% rising
16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.9 2019 unchanged flat
16 Belarus 99.9 2020 unchanged flat
16 China 99.9 2016 up 2.1% rising
16 Greece 99.9 2018 down 0.1% flat
16 Croatia 99.9 2019 unchanged flat
16 Kazakhstan 99.9 2018 up 0.6% flat
16 Kuwait 99.9 2019 up 1.2% flat
16 Libya 99.9 2013 up 0.9% flat
16 Latvia 99.9 2017 up 0.5% flat
16 Oman 99.9 2020 up 1.3% rising
16 El Salvador 99.9 2018 up 4.6% rising
16 Serbia 99.9 2019 up 0.1% flat
16 Ukraine 99.9 2014 unchanged flat
30 Albania 99.8 2018 up 0.5% rising
30 Armenia 99.8 2016 up 0.1% flat
30 Botswana 99.8 2017 up 5.5% rising
30 Chile 99.8 2019 unchanged flat
30 Czechia 99.8 2017 up 0.1% flat
30 Fiji 99.8 2021 up 0.2% rising
30 Georgia 99.8 2021 unchanged rising
30 Italy 99.8 2020 down 0.1% flat
30 Japan 99.8 2021 unchanged flat
30 Malta 99.8 2021 unchanged flat
30 Slovenia 99.8 2012 down 0.1% flat
41 Hungary 99.7 2017 up 0.1% flat
41 Ireland 99.7 2017 unchanged flat
41 Jamaica 99.7 2018 up 1.4% rising
41 Jordan 99.7 2018 up 0.6% rising
41 Mauritius 99.7 2021 up 0.2% flat
46 Bahrain 99.6 2019 up 0.2% flat
46 Brunei 99.6 2021 down 0.1% flat
46 Estonia 99.6 2020 down 0.2% flat
46 Moldova 99.6 2021 up 0.2% flat
46 Malaysia 99.6 2019 up 1.0% rising
46 Poland 99.6 2021 down 0.3% flat
46 Russia 99.6 2020 down 0.1% flat
46 Singapore 99.6 2021 down 0.1% flat
46 West Bank and Gaza 99.6 2014 up 1.3% flat
55 Finland 99.5 2021 down 0.3% flat
55 Sri Lanka 99.5 2016 up 0.9% rising
55 Maldives 99.5 2017 up 3.3% rising
55 Seychelles 99.5 2020 up 0.5% flat
55 Tunisia 99.5 2018 up 5.2% rising
55 Tuvalu 99.5 2020 up 6.9% flat
61 Ecuador 99.4 2020 up 13.7% rising
62 Cyprus 99.3 2019 up 1.0% flat
62 Mongolia 99.3 2018 down 0.1% flat
64 United Arab Emirates 99.2 2018 down 0.8% flat
64 Dominican Republic 99.2 2019 up 1.4% rising
64 Norway 99.2 2021 unchanged flat
67 Thailand 99.1 2019 down 0.3% rising
67 United States 99.1 2020 down 0.3% flat
69 Antigua and Barbuda 99 2020 down 1.0% flat
69 Bahamas 99 2019 up 0.1% flat
69 Costa Rica 99 2019 down 0.1% flat
69 Iran 99 2014 up 1.7% rising
69 Uzbekistan 99 2022 down 1.0% flat
74 Bhutan 98.9 2021 up 41.3% rising
75 Argentina 98.8 2020 up 4.0% flat
75 Colombia 98.8 2019 up 0.2% rising
75 Algeria 98.8 2019 up 3.8% rising
75 Montenegro 98.8 2018 down 1.1% flat
79 Cambodia 98.7 2022 up 33.4% rising
79 Venezuela 98.7 2018 up 0.6% rising
81 Portugal 98.6 2020 down 1.3% flat
81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.6 2016 down 1.4% flat
83 Brazil 98.4 2020 down 0.5% rising
83 Barbados 98.4 2020 down 1.6% flat
83 Suriname 98.4 2018 up 9.3% rising
86 Tonga 98.3 2019 up 0.2% rising
87 France 98.2 2020 up 0.7% flat
88 Austria 98.1 2020 down 0.4% flat
89 Canada 98 2020 down 0.5% flat
89 Slovakia 98 2021 down 1.0% flat
91 Guyana 97.6 2020 up 11.7% flat
92 Iceland 97.4 2020 down 0.8% flat
93 Cape Verde 97.3 2018 up 30.4% rising
94 Palau 97.2 2020 down 2.4% flat
95 Egypt 97.1 2021 up 23.1% rising
96 Turkey 97 2019 up 2.1% rising
97 Sao Tome and Principe 96.8 2019 up 18.5% rising
98 South Africa 96.7 2016 up 6.0% rising
99 Mexico 96.6 2017 up 4.2% rising
100 New Zealand 96.5 2019 down 0.2% flat
101 Malawi 96.4 2020 up 35.0% rising
102 Germany 96.2 2019 down 2.1% flat
103 Vietnam 96.1 2021 up 4.6% rising
104 Australia 96 2020 down 3.1% flat
105 Iraq 95.6 2018 up 19.9% rising
106 Denmark 95.3 2018 down 2.6% falling
107 Panama 95 2019 up 7.2% rising
108 Peru 94.9 2021 up 11.6% rising
109 Saudi Arabia 94.8 2019 down 2.3% rising
109 Tajikistan 94.8 2017 up 7.2% rising
111 Indonesia 94.7 2019 up 26.5% rising
112 Belize 94.6 2020 up 0.6% rising
113 Bulgaria 94.5 2021 down 5.0% falling
114 Rwanda 94.2 2020 up 36.5% rising
115 Honduras 94.1 2019 up 41.9% rising
115 Nicaragua 94.1 2017 up 27.7% rising
117 Romania 93 2020 down 6.5% falling
118 Marshall Islands 92.4 2017 up 7.2% falling
119 Paraguay 92.2 2019 down 1.7% rising
120 Kiribati 91.9 2019 up 15.2% rising
121 India 89.4 2021 up 70.9% rising
121 Vanuatu 89.4 2013 up 6.4% flat
123 Samoa 88.9 2020 up 10.0% flat
124 Eswatini 88.3 2014 up 19.3% rising
125 Sierra Leone 86.9 2019 up 105.0% rising
126 Lesotho 86.6 2018 up 40.8% rising
126 Morocco 86.6 2018 up 16.9% rising
128 Solomon Islands 86.2 2015 up 0.8% flat
129 Zimbabwe 86 2019 up 42.9% rising
130 Democratic Republic of Congo 85.2 2018 up 32.3% rising
131 Liberia 84.4 2020 up 82.3% rising
131 Philippines 84.4 2017 up 35.7% rising
133 Cote d'Ivoire 84 2021 up 41.4% rising
134 Gambia 83.8 2020 up 49.4% rising
135 Bolivia 81.1 2019 up 14.1% rising
136 Zambia 80.4 2019 up 77.9% rising
137 Burkina Faso 79.8 2015 up 49.2% rising
138 Ghana 78.9 2018 up 44.2% rising
139 Benin 78.1 2018 up 5.5% rising
140 Nepal 77.2 2019 up 114.4% volatile
141 Burundi 76.5 2021 up 26.9% rising
142 Senegal 74.5 2019 up 14.4% rising
143 Uganda 74.2 2016 up 77.1% rising
144 Mozambique 73 2015 up 53.0% rising
145 Mauritania 70.4 2021 up 8.1% rising
146 Kenya 70.2 2016 up 68.8% rising
147 Guatemala 69.6 2017 up 121.7% rising
148 Togo 69.4 2017 up 32.4% rising
149 Cameroon 69 2018 up 17.1% rising
150 Pakistan 68 2020 up 65.9% rising
151 Mali 67.3 2018 up 37.3% rising
152 Laos 64.4 2017 up 240.7% volatile
153 Tanzania 63.5 2016 up 46.3% rising
154 Afghanistan 61.8 2020 up 80.2% rising
155 Myanmar 60.2 2016 down 5.8% rising
156 Bangladesh 59 2019 up 141.8% volatile
157 East Timor 56.7 2016 up 208.2% rising
158 Papua New Guinea 56.4 2018 up 6.4% rising
159 Guinea 55.3 2018 up 20.0% rising
160 Guinea-Bissau 53.8 2019 up 25.1% rising
161 Nigeria 50.7 2022 up 7.2% rising
162 Ethiopia 49.8 2019 up 398.0% volatile
163 Chad 47.2 2019 up 184.3% volatile
164 Madagascar 45.8 2021 up 4.3% falling
165 Yemen 44.7 2013 up 66.8% rising
166 Niger 43.7 2021 up 49.1% rising
167 Haiti 41.6 2017 up 59.4% rising
168 Central African Republic 40.3 2019 down 7.8% flat
169 Somalia 31.9 2019 up 239.4% rising

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Indicator
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
169 places, 2,903 data points, 1980–2022
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.