Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Central and Southern Asia
Central and Southern Asia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 89.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Central and Southern 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 Central and Southern Asia is 89.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Central and Southern Asia peaked at 89.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2000.
That places Central and Southern Asia 23rd 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 Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.5% | — |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 40.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 43.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 44.9% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 69.5% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 78.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 89.8% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.2% | 37.5% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 59.5% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 83.0% | 89.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central and Southern Asia
More health data for Central and Southern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.24 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 781,347 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 162,932 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Central and Southern Asia?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Central and Southern Asia was 89.8% 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 Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2000.
- How does Central and Southern Asia rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 23rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Southern 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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