Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Western Europe
Western Europe: Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel was 97.6% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
97.6%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
11th
of 35 groups
All-time high
99.0%
in 2000
All-time low
97.3%
in 2021
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Western Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Western Europe stood at 97.6%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Western Europe peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2021.
Western Europe ranks 11th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 97.4% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.3% | 97.6% | 6 |
More health data for Western Europe
- Neonatal deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate 0.267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Infant deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Under-five deaths (UN IGME estimate, 2024), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 2,712 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 2.37 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 1.44 (2024)
- Child Mortality rate age 1-4 0.5994 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 6,324 (2024)
- Infant deaths 13,750 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 16,462 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Western Europe?
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel in Western Europe was 97.6% 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2021.
- How does Western Europe rank for proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Western Europe ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Europe 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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