Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Asia
Asia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 92.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Asia is 92.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Asia peaked at 92.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2000.
That places Asia 20th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.1% | — |
| 2001 | 59.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 69.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 85.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 92.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.2% | 59.1% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 74.4% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 88.1% | 92.3% | 6 |
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More health data for Asia
- Tuberculosis incidence 154 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 2,684 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 93.01 (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 2.93 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 2,257 (2024)
- International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity, by type of IHR 70.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Asia?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Asia was 92.3% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Asia ranks 20th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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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