Central America vs Spain: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Central America
93.7%
in 2025
Spain
99.9%
in 2023
Central America rank
18th
Spain rank
18th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Central America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 99.9% against 93.7% in Central America, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Central America's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 18th and Spain ranks 18th of 35 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.3% | 99.9% | 6.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 99.9% | 8.5% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, 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 Spain?
- 6.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Spain?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Central America and Spain rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Central America ranks 18th and Spain 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.