Births attended by skilled health personnel in Europe (WHO region)
Europe (WHO region): Births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.1%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 7 groups
All-time high
99.1%
in 2024
All-time low
97.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Europe (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, births attended by skilled health personnel in Europe (WHO region) stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Europe (WHO region) peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2000.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Europe (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe (WHO region)
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Slovenia 100.0% compare
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 1 Lithuania 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 North Macedonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Libya 100.0% compare
- 1 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 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
More health data for Europe (WHO region)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 52,021 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38,686 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 199 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 85 (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -5.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -74.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -82.58 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Europe (WHO region)?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Europe (WHO region) was 99.1% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- How does Europe (WHO region) rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Europe (WHO region) ranks 1st out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Europe (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe (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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