Births attended by skilled health personnel in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Births attended by skilled health personnel was 97.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
97.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
3rd
of 7 groups
All-time high
97.0%
in 2025
All-time low
90.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Americas (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Americas (WHO region) recorded 97.0% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 97.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.0% | — |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.8% | 90.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.7% | 94.0% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 6 |
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- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
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- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 North Macedonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% compare
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- 1 Montserrat 100.0% compare
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- 1 Albania 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 Micronesia (country) 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Americas (WHO region)?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Americas (WHO region) was 97.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2000.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (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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