Italy vs Western Asia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Italy
99.9%
in 2023
Western Asia
92.0%
in 2025
Italy rank
18th
Western Asia rank
21st
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Italy
- Western Asia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 99.9% against 92.0% in Western Asia, a difference of 7.9%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Western Asia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 18th and Western Asia ranks 21st of 178 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.7% | 80.4% | 19.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 87.2% | 12.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 89.5% | 10.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, Italy or Western Asia?
- Italy, at 99.9% against 92.0% in Western Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Italy and Western Asia?
- 7.9%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Western Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Western Asia rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Italy ranks 18th and Western Asia ranks 21st 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.