Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in South-eastern Asia
South-eastern Asia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 94.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in South-eastern Asia, 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-eastern Asia is 94.5%, 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 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in South-eastern Asia peaked at 94.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2000.
South-eastern Asia ranks 17th 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 South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.6% | — |
| 2001 | 68.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 81.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 84.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.0% | 67.6% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 80.1% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 91.9% | 94.5% | 6 |
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More health data for South-eastern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 100,314 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 20.24 (2024)
- Infant deaths 172,336 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 6.52 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 16.93 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 207,016 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 106,702 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in South-eastern Asia?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in South-eastern Asia was 94.5% 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-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2000.
- How does South-eastern Asia rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- South-eastern Asia ranks 17th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-eastern Asia 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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