Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Kenya
Kenya: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 was 34.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Kenya, 1993–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2014, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Kenya stood at 34.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Kenya peaked at 34.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 21.1% | — |
| 1998 | 23.2% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | -26.3% |
| 2009 | 22.1% | +29.2% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +53.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 34.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 70% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 34.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.8%, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.1% | 21.1% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 17.1% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.7% compare
- 30 Mauritania 39.5% compare
- 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.4% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 32.4% compare
- 34 Cameroon 30.7% compare
- 35 Chad 30.6% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 Kenya?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Kenya was 34.0% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1?
- Kenya ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.