Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Oceania
Oceania: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 89.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Oceania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 89.6% for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Oceania peaked at 89.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2003.
Oceania ranks 24th of 35 groups on this measure, 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.5% | — |
| 2001 | 78.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79.2% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 89.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.6% | 77.9% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.4% | 82.1% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 85.3% | 89.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More health data for Oceania
- 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 -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.49 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 15.19 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 6,670 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 18.93 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 12,861 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,539 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 9.26 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Oceania?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Oceania was 89.6% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2003.
- How does Oceania rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Oceania ranks 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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