Benchmark · Mothers & children

Births with skilled staff by country

Share of births attended by a doctor, nurse or midwife.

In % of births. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: Our World in Data, Births with skilled staff (% of births). Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

All countries, highest first

% of births, latest year for each.

Chart and every country
  1. 1QatarMiddle East · 2019100
  2. 2ChinaAPAC · 2016100
  3. 3SpainEurope · 2020100
  4. 4ItalyEurope · 2020100
  5. 5JapanAPAC · 2021100
  6. 6JordanMiddle East · 2018100
  7. 7PalestineMiddle East · 2020100
  8. 8MalaysiaAPAC · 2019100
  9. 9RussiaEurope · 2020100
  10. 10SingaporeAPAC · 2021100
  11. 11EcuadorLatin America · 202099
  12. 12UAEMiddle East · 201899
  13. 13ThailandAPAC · 201999
  14. 14USNorth America · 202099
  15. 15BrazilLatin America · 202098
  16. 16FranceEurope · 202098
  17. 17CanadaNorth America · 202098
  18. 18EgyptAfrica · 202197
  19. 19South AfricaAfrica · 201697
  20. 20MexicoLatin America · 201797
  21. 21New ZealandAPAC · 201997
  22. 22MalawiAfrica · 202096
  23. 23GermanyEurope · 201996
  24. 24AustraliaAPAC · 202096
  25. 25IraqMiddle East · 201896
  26. 26Saudi ArabiaMiddle East · 201995
  27. 27IndonesiaAPAC · 201995
  28. 28IndiaAPAC · 202189
  29. 29MoroccoAfrica · 201887
  30. 30DR CongoAfrica · 201885
  31. 31PhilippinesAPAC · 201784
  32. 32ZambiaAfrica · 201980
  33. 33Burkina FasoAfrica · 201580
  34. 34GhanaAfrica · 201879
  35. 35SudanAfrica · 201478
  36. 36NepalAPAC · 201977
  37. 37UgandaAfrica · 201674
  38. 38MozambiqueAfrica · 201573
  39. 39KenyaAfrica · 201670
  40. 40PakistanAPAC · 202068
  41. 41MaliAfrica · 201867
  42. 42TanzaniaAfrica · 201664
  43. 43AfghanistanAPAC · 202062
  44. 44MyanmarAPAC · 201660
  45. 45BangladeshAPAC · 201959
  46. 46NigeriaAfrica · 202251
  47. 47EthiopiaAfrica · 201950
  48. 48YemenMiddle East · 201345
  49. 49NigerAfrica · 202144
  50. 50HaitiLatin America · 201742

Source: Our World in Data, Births with skilled staff (% of births), latest year for each country. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026.

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Acuitas Health Analytics. Births with skilled staff by country, latest year. Data: Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 Nov 2026, from https://www.acuitashealthanalytics.com/benchmarks/births-attended

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About our sources. Values are the latest the source publishes for each place; nothing is filled in or estimated.