Panama vs Polynesia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Panama
95.7%
in 2022
Polynesia
94.9%
in 2025
Panama rank
126th
Polynesia rank
127th
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel over time
- Panama
- Polynesia
How they compare
Panama currently reports 95.7% against 94.9% in Polynesia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 126th and Polynesia ranks 127th of 178 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 87.3% | 4.1% | Panama |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 89.5% | 4.3% | Panama |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 93.1% | 1.3% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, Panama or Polynesia?
- Panama, at 95.7% against 94.9% in Polynesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel between Panama and Polynesia?
- 0.8%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Polynesia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Panama and Polynesia rank globally for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Panama ranks 126th and Polynesia ranks 127th 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.