Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Australia
98.5%
in 2023
Australia and New Zealand
98.6%
in 2025
Australia rank
90th
Australia and New Zealand rank
88th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 98.6% against 98.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 90th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 88th of 178 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.7% | 0.4% | Australia |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 0.3% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 98.6% against 98.5% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Australia ranks 90th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 88th of 178 countries.
- 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.