Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Maldives
Maldives: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
99.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
18th
of 178 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2021
All-time low
84.0%
in 2004
Years of data
16
2004–2021
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Maldives, 2004–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 99.9% for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Maldives peaked at 99.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2004.
That places Maldives 18th out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 84.0% | — |
| 2005 | 91.6% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 95.5% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 99.9% is above the median for South Asia, which is 89.4%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 84.0% | 98.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 95.5% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 2 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Maldives?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Maldives was 99.9% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2004.
- How does Maldives rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Maldives ranks 18th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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