Asia vs Maldives: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Asia
92.3%
in 2025
Maldives
99.9%
in 2021
Asia rank
20th
Maldives rank
18th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Asia
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.9% against 92.3% in Asia, a difference of 7.6%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Asia's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 20th and Maldives ranks 18th of 35 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.9% | 93.2% | 26.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 97.8% | 16.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 99.8% | 11.3% | Maldives |
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 Maldives?
- Maldives, at 99.9% against 92.3% in Asia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Asia and Maldives?
- 7.6%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Maldives?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Asia and Maldives rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Asia ranks 20th and Maldives 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.