Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 96.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 96.3% for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 96.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 87.0%, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 15th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.0% | — |
| 2001 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 96.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.9% | 87.0% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.2% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.8% | 96.3% | 6 |
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More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,579 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Infant deaths 123,075 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,579 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Latin America and the Caribbean was 96.3% 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.0% in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 15th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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