Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Mali
Mali: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 was 47.2% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Mali, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2018, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Mali stood at 47.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 157.9% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Mali peaked at 47.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1996.
Mali ranks 28th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Mali, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +57.5% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +487.3% |
| 2013 | 37.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -51.6% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +157.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 47.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 66.1%, 71% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Mali's 47.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.8%, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 6.3% | 37.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 18.3% | 47.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 25 Benin 57.4% compare
- 26 Senegal 49.5% compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 48.8% compare
- 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.7% compare
- 30 Mauritania 39.5% compare
- 31 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.4% compare
More health data for Mali
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 878 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24,194 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Mali?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Mali was 47.2% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1996.
- How does Mali rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1?
- Mali ranks 28th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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.