Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) stood at 97.5%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 98.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2001.
That places Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 108th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.3% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 63.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 70.4% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +28.1% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -24.2% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +37.5% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +37.5% | 71.5% | 98.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.7% | 56.0% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 70.4% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 71.5% | 98.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
More health data for Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 15.7 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 14.23 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 7.34 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 114 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 13.48 (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.158 (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 67 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 146.37 (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 3.83 (2024)
- Health worker density, by type of occupation 2.29 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 97.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2001.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 108th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 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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