Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Melanesia
Melanesia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 78.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Melanesia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Melanesia stood at 78.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Melanesia peaked at 78.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 2000.
Melanesia ranks 157th of 178 countries 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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.2% | — |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 51.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 62.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 78.5% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 51.2% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 59.9% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 69.7% | 78.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 154 Nepal 80.1% compare
- 155 Lao People's Democratic Republic 79.8% compare
- 155 Lao People's Democratic Republic 79.8% compare
- 158 Haiti 75.6% compare
- 159 Burundi 75.2% compare
- 160 Mauritania 70.4% compare
More health data for Melanesia
- Tuberculosis incidence 559 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 78.84 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 175.56 (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 152.88 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 78.14 (2024)
- International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity, by type of IHR 50.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Melanesia?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Melanesia was 78.5% 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 2000.
- How does Melanesia rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Melanesia ranks 157th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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