El Salvador vs Paraguay: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
El Salvador
98.1%
in 2021
Paraguay
98.2%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
98th
Paraguay rank
97th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 98.2% against 98.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 98th and Paraguay ranks 97th of 178 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.5% | 89.2% | 3.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 95.9% | 3.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 91.2% | 7.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 98.2% against 98.1% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- El Salvador ranks 98th and Paraguay ranks 97th 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.