Births attended by skilled health personnel in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
33rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2021
All-time low
99.4%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Puerto Rico, 2016–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health personnel in Puerto Rico is 99.8%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
That places Puerto Rico 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 99.8% | — |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 99.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 99.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 99.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 33 Fiji 99.8% compare
- 33 Cuba 99.8% compare
- 33 Malta 99.8% compare
- 33 Japan 99.8% compare
- 33 Armenia 99.8%
- 33 Botswana 99.8% compare
- 33 Mauritius 99.8% compare
- 33 Georgia 99.8% compare
- 33 Czechia 99.8%
- 33 Azerbaijan 99.8% compare
- 33 Malaysia 99.8% compare
- 33 Korea 99.8% compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 99.8% compare
- 33 Serbia 99.8% compare
- 33 Seychelles 99.8% compare
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,519 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Puerto Rico?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Puerto Rico was 99.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Puerto Rico ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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