Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in South Korea
South Korea: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) was 100.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in South Korea, 1990–2015
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 100.0% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in South Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 1991.
That places South Korea 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.0% | — |
| 1991 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 99.6% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.5% | 97.9% | 99.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 2 |
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More health data for South Korea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1935 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 69 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.66 % 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 0.0118 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.76 % 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 0.0124 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in South Korea?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in South Korea was 100.0% in 2015, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 1991.
- How does South Korea rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- South Korea ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.