Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 76.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) is 76.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at 76.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2000.
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 31st of 35 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.4% | — |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 56.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 58.3% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 66.3% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 68.6% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 76.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.4% | 32.4% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 47.2% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 70.2% | 76.0% | 6 |
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More health data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 52.72 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 38.36 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 23.53 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 140 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 2,603 (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.2834 (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 54 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 283.95 (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 183.3 (2024)
- Adolescent birth rate 1.75 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was 76.0% 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 Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2000.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 31st out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 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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