Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 was 30.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2018, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Cameroon stood at 30.7%.
That represents a change of up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Cameroon peaked at 36.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2011.
Cameroon ranks 34th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 29.9% | — |
| 1998 | 27.9% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 36.2% | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -22.1% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +46.2% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 30.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 30.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.8%, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.9% | 27.9% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 19.0% | 36.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 18.8% | 30.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.4% compare
- 32 Kenya 34.0% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 32.4% compare
- 35 Chad 30.6% compare
- 36 Guinea 28.6% compare
- 37 Central African Republic 22.8% compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Cameroon?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Cameroon was 30.7% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 36.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2011.
- How does Cameroon rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Assistance during delivery (Assisted births): Percentage of live births in the three (one, two) years preceding the survey attended by any skilled personnel and by a doctor. The DHS surveys refer births in the three years preceding the survey, the MICS2 surveys refer births in the one year preceding the survey, and the MICS3 surveys refer births in the two years preceding the survey.