Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.

Births attended by skilled health staff as a share of total number of births (%)

199020002005201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Australia99.399.499.199.199.299.099.898.898.899.498.798.896.0
China94.096.697.599.699.799.899.999.999.999.9
Indonesia40.766.982.283.187.492.690.993.694.7
Japan99.999.899.899.899.899.899.899.999.899.999.999.999.999.8
Republic of Korea98.099.999.8100.0
France97.997.596.297.198.398.397.797.498.098.197.698.2
Germany98.698.296.896.997.096.996.997.196.297.196.296.2
Italy99.899.899.999.999.999.999.999.999.999.999.899.8
Russian Federation99.299.299.499.799.799.799.799.799.799.799.799.799.799.6
Turkey97.497.499.098.099.297.0
Argentina96.999.199.195.097.198.297.099.699.698.493.999.599.698.8
Brazil98.698.698.999.099.098.098.498.298.698.798.898.498.4
Mexico83.888.691.194.595.399.696.195.697.798.096.6
Saudi Arabia88.091.096.097.098.098.098.099.799.494.8
Canada99.398.898.598.498.198.097.997.997.897.998.098.098.0
United States of America99.299.499.499.499.399.399.298.599.199.199.199.199.099.1
India42.581.481.489.4
South Africa96.7