Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 89.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Southern 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 Southern Asia is 89.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Southern Asia peaked at 89.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2000.
That places Southern Asia 25th 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.9% | — |
| 2001 | 37.6% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 88.1% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 89.3% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5% | 35.9% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 58.0% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 82.1% | 89.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More health data for Southern Asia
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 32.79 (2024)
- Infant deaths 1.05 million (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 28.49 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 1.21 million (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 764,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Southern Asia?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Southern Asia was 89.3% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Southern Asia ranks 25th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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