Brazil vs Latvia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Brazil
98.4%
in 2024
Latvia
98.5%
in 2024
Brazil rank
93rd
Latvia rank
90th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Brazil
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 98.5% against 98.4% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Latvia ahead.
Brazil ranks 93rd and Latvia ranks 90th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.8% | 99.1% | 0.4% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.8% | 0.2% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.2% | 0.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, Brazil or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 98.5% against 98.4% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Brazil and Latvia?
- 0.1%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Latvia?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Latvia rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Brazil ranks 93rd and Latvia ranks 90th 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.