Haiti vs Melanesia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Haiti
75.6%
in 2023
Melanesia
78.5%
in 2025
Haiti rank
158th
Melanesia rank
157th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Haiti
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 78.5% against 75.6% in Haiti, a difference of 2.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Melanesia ahead.
Haiti ranks 158th and Melanesia ranks 157th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Melanesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 54.4% | 29.0% | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 64.6% | 15.4% | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 73.0% | 0.8% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, Haiti or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 78.5% against 75.6% in Haiti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Haiti and Melanesia?
- 2.9%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Melanesia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Haiti ranks 158th and Melanesia ranks 157th 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.