Births attended by skilled health personnel in Italy
Italy: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 163 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
99.4%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2023
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Italy, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Italy recorded 99.9% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Italy peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2021.
Italy ranks 20th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 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% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.4% | 99.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Italy?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Italy was 99.9% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Italy ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy 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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