Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 73.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Sub-Saharan Africa stood at 73.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 73.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 34th 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.5% | — |
| 2001 | 38.5% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 39.7% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 49.7% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 52.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 70.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 37.5% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 49.7% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 67.4% | 73.1% | 6 |
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More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.4038 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.2837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2801 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Sub-Saharan Africa was 73.1% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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