Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Chile
Chile: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.4%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
69th
of 178 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2011
All-time low
99.4%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Chile stood at 99.4%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Chile peaked at 99.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2022.
That places Chile 69th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.8% | — |
| 2001 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | -0.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 99.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 100% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Chile's 99.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 99.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Chile?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Chile was 99.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Chile ranks 69th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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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