Births attended by skilled health personnel in Ecuador
Ecuador: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 97.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health personnel in Ecuador is 97.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Ecuador peaked at 97.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 102nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.0% | — |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 86.0% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 71.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 89.0% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.3% | 97.2% | 5 |
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More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.8989 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Ecuador?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Ecuador was 97.2% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Ecuador ranks 102nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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