Indicator 3.1.2
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel, %
Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (generally doctors, nurses or midwives but can refer to other health professionals providing childbirth care) is the proportion of childbirths attended by professional health personnel. According to the current definition (1) these are competent maternal and newborn health (MNH) professionals educated, trained and regulated to national and international standards. They are competent to: (i) provide and promote evidence-based, human-rights based, quality, socio-culturally sensitive and dignified care to women and newborns; (ii) facilitate physiological processes during labour and delivery to ensure a clean and positive childbirth experience; and (iii) identify and manage or refer women and/or newborns with complications.
| Country | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Albania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Andorra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Armenia | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Austria | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | .. |
| Azerbaijan | 99 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Belarus | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. |
| Bulgaria | 93 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 94 | .. |
| Canada | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | .. | .. |
| Croatia | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | 100 | .. | .. | .. | 100 |
| Cyprus | 99 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. |
| Czechia | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Denmark | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | .. |
| Estonia | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | .. |
| Finland | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. |
| France | 98 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | .. | 98 |
| Georgia | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Germany | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | .. | .. |
| Greece | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Hungary | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Iceland | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | .. | .. | .. |
| Ireland | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. |
| Israel | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Italy | 100 | 100 | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | .. | .. |
| Kazakhstan | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kyrgyzstan | 98 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | 100 | .. | .. | 100 |
| Latvia | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | .. |
| Lithuania | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Luxembourg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Malta | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Montenegro | .. | .. | .. | 99 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 99 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| North Macedonia | 100 | 89 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. |
| Norway | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | .. |
| Poland | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Portugal | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 97 | .. |
| Republic of Moldova | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Romania | 100 | 99 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 98 | .. |
| Russian Federation | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Serbia | 100 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 98 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Slovakia | 99 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 |
| Slovenia | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Spain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Tajikistan | 88 | 89 | 87 | 91 | 90 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 99 | 99 | .. | .. | .. | 98 |
| Türkiye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97 | 99 | .. | 98 | 99 | 97 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Turkmenistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | .. | 100 | .. | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Ukraine | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| United States | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | .. | .. |
| Uzbekistan | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | 99 | .. |
| Country | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Albania | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Andorra | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Armenia | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Austria | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | .. |
| Azerbaijan | 99 | 97 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Belarus | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. |
| Bulgaria | 93 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 95 | 95 | 94 | .. |
| Canada | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | .. | .. |
| Croatia | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | 100 | .. | .. | .. | 100 |
| Cyprus | 99 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. |
| Czechia | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Denmark | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | .. |
| Estonia | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | .. |
| Finland | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. |
| France | 98 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | .. | 98 |
| Georgia | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Germany | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | .. | .. |
| Greece | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Hungary | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Iceland | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 | .. | .. | .. |
| Ireland | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. |
| Israel | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Italy | 100 | 100 | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | .. | .. |
| Kazakhstan | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kyrgyzstan | 98 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | 100 | .. | .. | 100 |
| Latvia | 99 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | .. |
| Lithuania | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Luxembourg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Malta | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Montenegro | .. | .. | .. | 99 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 99 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| North Macedonia | 100 | 89 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. |
| Norway | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | .. |
| Poland | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Portugal | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 97 | .. |
| Republic of Moldova | 99 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Romania | 100 | 99 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 98 | .. |
| Russian Federation | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Serbia | 100 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 98 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Slovakia | 99 | 99 | 100 | 99 | 98 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 97 |
| Slovenia | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Spain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | .. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Tajikistan | 88 | 89 | 87 | 91 | 90 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 99 | 99 | .. | .. | .. | 98 |
| Türkiye | .. | .. | .. | .. | 97 | 99 | .. | 98 | 99 | 97 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Turkmenistan | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | .. | 100 | .. | 100 | 100 | .. |
| Ukraine | 100 | 100 | 99 | 100 | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| United States | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | .. | .. |
| Uzbekistan | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | .. | 99 | .. |