Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Korea

Korea: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 100 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
100
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 169 countries
All-time high
100
in 2015
All-time low
97.9
in 1991
Years of data
9
1990–2015

Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Korea, 1990–2015

0204060801001990200220151990: 981991: 97.91994: 98.41997: 99.62000: 99.92003: 99.92009: 99.92012: 99.82015: 100

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Korea recorded 100 for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Korea peaked at 100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 97.9, in 1991.

Korea ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Korea, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 98
1991 97.9 -0.1%
1994 98.4 +0.5%
1997 99.6 +1.2%
2000 99.9 +0.3%
2003 99.9 +0.0%
2009 99.9 +0.0%
2012 99.8 -0.1%
2015 100 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.47 97.9 99.6 4
2000s 99.9 99.9 99.9 3
2010s 99.9 99.8 100 2

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 Cuba 100 compare
  2. 1 Dominica 100 compare
  3. 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 100 compare
  4. 1 Grenada 100 compare
  5. 1 Kyrgyzstan 100 compare
  6. 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 compare
  7. 1 Saint Lucia 100 compare
  8. 1 Lithuania 100 compare
  9. 1 North Macedonia 100 compare
  10. 1 Qatar 100 compare
  11. 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100 compare
  12. 1 Turkmenistan 100 compare
  13. 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100 compare
  14. 1 Uruguay 100 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Korea?
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Korea was 100 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2015.
What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 97.9 in 1991.
How does Korea rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
Korea ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2015.
Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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