Caribbean vs Oceania: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Caribbean
90.5%
in 2025
Oceania
89.6%
in 2025
Caribbean rank
22nd
Oceania rank
24th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Caribbean
- Oceania
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 90.5% against 89.6% in Oceania, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Oceania ahead.
Caribbean ranks 22nd and Oceania ranks 24th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Oceania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 79.6% | 6.1% | Oceania |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 83.4% | 3.0% | Oceania |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 87.6% | 1.8% | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, Caribbean or Oceania?
- Caribbean, at 90.5% against 89.6% in Oceania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Caribbean and Oceania?
- 0.9%, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Oceania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Oceania rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Caribbean ranks 22nd and Oceania ranks 24th of 35 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.