Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 79.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 79.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 79.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2002.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.7% | — |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 63.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 66.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 69.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 79.3% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.6% | 53.5% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 61.8% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.5% | 71.0% | 79.3% | 6 |
More health data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 5,666 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 36.17 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 10.8 (2024)
- Infant deaths 9,143 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 28.8 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 11,484 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 5,818 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 79.3% 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2002.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 29th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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