Asia vs Italy: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Asia
92.3%
in 2025
Italy
99.9%
in 2023
Asia rank
20th
Italy rank
18th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Asia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 99.9% against 92.3% in Asia, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Asia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 20th and Italy ranks 18th of 35 groups.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.7% | 99.7% | 35.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 99.9% | 17.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 99.8% | 10.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, Asia or Italy?
- Italy, at 99.9% against 92.3% in Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Asia and Italy?
- 7.6%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Italy?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Asia and Italy rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Asia ranks 20th and Italy ranks 18th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, 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.