Births attended by skilled health personnel in South-East Asia (WHO region)
South-East Asia (WHO region): Births attended by skilled health personnel was 90.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
90.9%
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
4th
of 7 groups
All-time high
90.9%
in 2025
All-time low
44.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Births attended by skilled health personnel in South-East Asia (WHO region), 2000–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health personnel in South-East Asia (WHO region) is 90.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in South-East Asia (WHO region) peaked at 90.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in South-East Asia (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.0% | — |
| 2001 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 77.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 83.6% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 90.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 44.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 65.0% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 85.0% | 90.9% | 6 |
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More health data for South-East Asia (WHO region)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3,416 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 164 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,449 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19,075 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 84 (2025)
- Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -30.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate -67.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in South-East Asia (WHO region) was 90.9% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2000.
- How does South-East Asia (WHO region) rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- South-East Asia (WHO region) ranks 4th out of 7 groups with data for 2025.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in South-East Asia (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-East Asia (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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