Central America vs Maldives: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Central America
93.7%
in 2025
Maldives
99.9%
in 2021
Central America rank
18th
Maldives rank
18th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Central America
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 99.9% against 93.7% in Central America, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Central America's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 18th and Maldives ranks 18th of 35 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.9% | 93.2% | 8.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 97.8% | 5.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 99.8% | 8.6% | Maldives |
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 Maldives?
- Maldives, at 99.9% against 93.7% in Central America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Central America and Maldives?
- 6.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Maldives?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
- How do Central America and Maldives rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Central America ranks 18th and Maldives 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.