Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%) in Seychelles
Seychelles: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%) was 99.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
33rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2007
All-time low
98.8%
in 2019
Years of data
13
2000–2022
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Seychelles, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 99.8% for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Seychelles peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2019.
That places Seychelles 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%) in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 99.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 99.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.3%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 33 Armenia 99.8% compare
- 33 Azerbaijan 99.8% compare
- 33 Botswana 99.8% compare
- 33 Cuba 99.8% compare
- 33 Czechia 99.8% compare
- 33 Fiji 99.8% compare
- 33 Georgia 99.8% compare
- 33 Japan 99.8% compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 99.8% compare
- 33 Malaysia 99.8% compare
- 33 Malta 99.8% compare
- 33 Mauritius 99.8% compare
- 33 Puerto Rico 99.8% compare
- 33 Republic of Korea 99.8% compare
- 33 Serbia 99.8% compare
- 33 Slovenia 99.8% compare
- 33 South Korea 99.8% compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.033 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.2838 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0344 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Seychelles?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Seychelles was 99.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2019.
- How does Seychelles rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Seychelles ranks 33rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Seychelles 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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