Births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Bolivia, Plurinational State of: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia, Plurinational State of is 97.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia, Plurinational State of peaked at 98.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2001.
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 101st of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 71.0% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +28.1% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
Bolivia, Plurinational State of compared with similar countries
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 97.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.9%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of's 97.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia, Plurinational State of changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +37.5% | 71.5% | 98.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 56.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 70.0% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 71.5% | 98.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,159 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,250 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % 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 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % 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 Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia, Plurinational State of was 97.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2001.
- How does Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 101st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Bolivia, Plurinational State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia, Plurinational State of 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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