Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%) in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%) was 98.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe and Northern America recorded 98.9% for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Europe and Northern America peaked at 99.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2020.
Europe and Northern America ranks 7th of 34 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%) in Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.4% | — |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.9% | 6 |
More health data for Europe and Northern America
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate 0.1862 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 54,026 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.47 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.8165 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 23,901 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 30,125 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 8,749 (2024)
- Infant deaths 45,277 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Europe and Northern America?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Europe and Northern America was 98.9% 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2020.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 7th out of 34 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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