Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.9%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 35 groups
All-time high
99.9%
in 2014
All-time low
97.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 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 Asia stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Asia peaked at 99.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2000.
Eastern Asia ranks 1st of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.0% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 6 |
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- 1 Micronesia (Federated States of) 100.0% compare
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More health data for Eastern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -7.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -11.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -9.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,755 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 5.83 (2024)
- Infant deaths 43,285 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.55 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 4.22 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 63,079 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 27,324 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Asia?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Eastern Asia was 99.9% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Eastern Asia ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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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