Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Caribbean
Caribbean: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 90.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Caribbean stood at 90.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Caribbean peaked at 90.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 2006.
That places Caribbean 22nd out of 35 countries 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 Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.4% | — |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 86.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 72.2% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 76.2% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.6% | 90.5% | 6 |
More health data for Caribbean
- Tuberculosis incidence 65 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 80.72 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 189.83 (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 5.51 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 78.42 (2024)
- International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity, by type of IHR 64.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Caribbean?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Caribbean was 90.5% 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 2006.
- How does Caribbean rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Caribbean ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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