Barbados vs Norway: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Barbados
99.3%
in 2024
Norway
99.1%
in 2024
Barbados rank
72nd
Norway rank
75th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Barbados
- Norway
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 99.3% against 99.1% in Norway, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Barbados ranks 72nd and Norway ranks 75th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.1% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.2% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 99.2% | 0.3% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, Barbados or Norway?
- Barbados, at 99.3% against 99.1% in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Barbados and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Norway?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Norway rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Barbados ranks 72nd and Norway ranks 75th 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.