Births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region): Births attended by skilled health personnel was 87.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) is 87.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) peaked at 87.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 74.7% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 84.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 85.6% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 87.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.8% | 44.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 62.0% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 79.6% | 87.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) was 87.0% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) ranks 6th out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (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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