Births attended by skilled health staff as a share of total fell 0.803% to 98.8% in Argentina in 2020, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, births attended by skilled health staff as a share of total in Argentina reached an all time high of 99.6% in 2019 and an all time low of 93.9% in 2017.
Argentina has been ranked 20th within the group of 34 countries we follow in terms of births attended by skilled health staff as a share of total, 51 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (As % of Total) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
Argentina | % | 99.6% | 99.6% | 98.4% | 93.9% | 99.5% | ||||||||||||||||
Bolivia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 83.9% | 88.8% | 89.8% | 99.5% | 71.5% | ... | |||||||||
Brazil | % | 98.4% | 98.2% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 98.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Chile | % | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 99.8% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Paraguay | % | 96.4% | 96.3% | 95.5% | 97.3% | 97.7% | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
Peru | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 90.0% | 91.6% | 92.4% | 93.6% | 93.7% | |||||||||||
Uruguay | % | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100% | 100% | 100% |