Central America vs Italy: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Central America
93.7%
in 2025
Italy
99.9%
in 2023
Central America rank
18th
Italy rank
18th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Central America
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 99.9% against 93.7% in Central America, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Central America's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 18th and Italy ranks 18th of 35 groups.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 99.7% | 16.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 99.9% | 7.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 99.8% | 8.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, Central America or Italy?
- Italy, at 99.9% against 93.7% in Central America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Central America and Italy?
- 6.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Italy?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Italy rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Central America ranks 18th and Italy 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.