Progress
On track or target met
On track or target met

Desired direction: Increase

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Headline data

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Year Value Units
2019 99.93 %
2022 99.92 %
2021 99.94 %
2018 99.94 %
2023 99.91 %
2017 99.94 %
2015 99.88 %
2012 99.96 %
2016 99.94 %
2011 99.92 %
2014 99.93 %
2013 99.96 %
2010 99.97 %
2020 99.97 %

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Footnote:

Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

Available indicator

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Target

3.1 By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births
Goal

3- Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Definition

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Theoretical formula \[PPAR_{attended}^{t} = \frac{PAR_{attended}^{t}}{PAR^{t}} \cdot 100\]

where:

$PAR_{attended}^{t} =$ births attended by skilled health personnel in year $t$

$PAR^{t} =$ births in year $t$
Available disaggregations

Province
Frequency

Annual
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Indicator calculated using a methodology harmonised across the central statistical bodies of the autonomous communities
Data last updated 2025/05/08
Metadata last updated 2025/06/18

Source 1

Eustat-Basque Statistics Institute
Organisation Eustat-Basque Statistics Institute
Periodicity Annual
Link to data source Birth Statistics

This section provides more information about the United Nations indicator or the European Union Sustainable Development Indicator, such as its rationale, international results, metadata, and other relevant statistics.

Rationale

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 skilled health personnel. According to the current definition 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
  • (iii) identify and manage or refer women and/or newborns with complications
Comparability between the available indicator and the UN indicator

The available indicator complies with United Nations metadata.
International results

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%) SH_STA_BRTC UNSTATS
Link to UN metadata

Metadata 3-1-2.pdf
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