Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 93.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Northern Africa and Western Asia stood at 93.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 93.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa and Western Asia 19th 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.4% | — |
| 2001 | 71.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 72.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 74.9% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.9% | 70.4% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 83.7% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 90.9% | 93.4% | 6 |
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More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -4.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths 305,786 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 4.7 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 157,513 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 52,963 (2024)
- Infant deaths 252,823 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 93.4% 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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