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. Measured in %.
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) 28th out of 34 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 | % | 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 28th out of 34 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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