Births attended by skilled health personnel in Korea
Korea: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
33rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
99.8%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2000–2024
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Korea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Korea recorded 99.8% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.8%, in 2024.
Korea ranks 33rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Korea?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Korea was 99.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- How does Korea rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Korea ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Korea 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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