Births attended by skilled health personnel in Spain
Spain: 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 2015
All-time low
99.9%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2015–2023
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Spain, 2015–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, births attended by skilled health personnel in Spain stood at 99.9%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Spain peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2016.
Spain ranks 20th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100.0% | — |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 4 |
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More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9031 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Spain?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Spain 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2016.
- How does Spain rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Spain ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain 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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