Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Small Island Developing States (SIDS): Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 86.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) recorded 86.7% for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) peaked at 86.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2004.
That places Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 27th 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 Small Island Developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.4% | — |
| 2001 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 76.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 86.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.8% | 67.6% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 72.1% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 82.7% | 86.7% | 6 |
More health data for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 35.16 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 27.46 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 18.02 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 163 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 270.19 (2024)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.4568 (2024)
- Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 65 (2023)
- Maternal mortality ratio 193.01 (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 64.35 (2024)
- Adolescent birth rate 1.25 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was 86.7% 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 Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2004.
- How does Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ranks 27th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 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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