El Salvador vs Paraguay: Births attended by skilled health personnel

El Salvador
98.1%
in 2021
Paraguay
98.2%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
92nd
Paraguay rank
91st

Births attended by skilled health personnel over time

  • El Salvador
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 98.2% against 98.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 92nd and Paraguay ranks 91st of 163 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 92.7% 89.5% 3.2% El Salvador
2010s 99.4% 96.0% 3.5% El Salvador
2020s 98.7% 91.2% 7.5% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births attended by skilled health personnel, El Salvador or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 98.2% against 98.1% in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in births attended by skilled health personnel between El Salvador and Paraguay?
0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for births attended by skilled health personnel?
El Salvador ranks 92nd and Paraguay ranks 91st of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as 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

Indicator
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
172 places, 2,681 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed