Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa
Africa: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 75.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa stood at 75.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa peaked at 75.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2000.
That places Africa 32nd out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.3% | — |
| 2001 | 42.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 43.6% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 52.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 54.4% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 60.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 75.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 41.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 54.4% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 70.8% | 75.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 33 Armenia 99.8% compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 99.8% compare
- 33 Botswana 99.8% compare
- 33 Cuba 99.8% compare
- 33 Czechia 99.8% compare
- 33 Fiji 99.8% compare
- 33 Georgia 99.8% compare
- 33 Japan 99.8% compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 99.8% compare
- 33 Malaysia 99.8% compare
- 33 Malta 99.8% compare
- 33 Mauritius 99.8% compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 99.8% compare
- 33 Republic of Korea 99.8% compare
- 33 Serbia 99.8% compare
- 33 Seychelles 99.8% compare
- 33 Slovenia 99.8% compare
- 33 Korea 99.8% compare
More health data for Africa
- Deaths 10,119 (2024)
- Fraction 0.0479 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 181 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5,948 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 409.79 (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 202.19 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5,713 (2024)
- Population 0-24 60.8% (2011)
- Tuberculosis prevalence rate 262.01 per 1000,000 population, WHO (2011)
- Prevalence of undernourishment 237 population (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Africa was 75.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2000.
- How does Africa rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Africa ranks 32nd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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