Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 97.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia stood at 97.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 97.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2000.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 13th of 35 groups on this measure, 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.2% | — |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 91.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.1% | 86.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.6% | 92.2% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.3% | 97.2% | 6 |
More health data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -5.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 270,095 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.03 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 2.48 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 136,069 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 134,026 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 54,474 (2024)
- Infant deaths 215,621 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 97.2% 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2000.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 13th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern 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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