Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Polynesia
Polynesia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 94.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Polynesia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Polynesia is 94.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Polynesia peaked at 94.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 85.9%, in 2000.
Polynesia ranks 127th of 178 countries 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 Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.9% | — |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 94.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 85.9% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 88.1% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 92.4% | 94.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
More health data for Polynesia
- Tuberculosis incidence 15 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 8.63 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 97.64 (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 8.51 (2024)
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 25.2% (2024)
- International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity, by type of IHR 59.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Polynesia?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Polynesia was 94.9% 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 Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.9% in 2000.
- How does Polynesia rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Polynesia ranks 127th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Polynesia 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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