Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Korea
Korea: Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel was 100 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Proportion of Births Attended By Skilled Health Personnel in Korea, 1990–2015
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Cuba 100 compare
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- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100 compare
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More gender data for Korea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,318 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 46,871 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 46,871 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0957 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 119,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 125,732 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 116,471 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 122,813 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,098 (2025)
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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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.