Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in South America
South America: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 98.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in South America, 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 South America is 98.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in South America peaked at 98.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 2000.
That places South America 10th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 91.4% | — |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 91.4% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.6% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.4% | 98.2% | 6 |
More health data for South America
- Tuberculosis incidence 57 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 83.21 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 76.86 (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 5.49 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 70.14 (2024)
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 13.0% (2024)
- International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity, by type of IHR 58.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in South America?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in South America was 98.2% 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 2000.
- How does South America rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- South America ranks 10th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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