Births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Births attended by skilled health personnel was 74.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Africa (WHO region) recorded 74.1% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 74.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.0% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 58.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 61.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 74.1% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.3% | 39.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 52.0% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 68.7% | 74.1% | 6 |
More health data for Africa (WHO region)
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- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 20,578 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,654 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 179,400 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 20,261 (2025)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -0.0365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -8.02 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa (WHO region)?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa (WHO region) was 74.1% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2000.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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