Births attended by skilled health personnel in Uruguay
Uruguay: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 163 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
98.0%
in 2013
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, births attended by skilled health personnel in Uruguay stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Uruguay?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Uruguay was 100.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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