Births attended by skilled health personnel in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
71st
of 163 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
99.0%
in 2003
Years of data
20
2000–2024
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Antigua and Barbuda, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health personnel in Antigua and Barbuda is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2003.
That places Antigua and Barbuda 71st out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 99.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 70 Norway 99.1% compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.0% compare
- 71 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
- 71 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
More health data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0772 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,555 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2219 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Antigua and Barbuda was 99.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2003.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 71st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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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