Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Senegal
Senegal: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 was 49.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 49.5% for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Senegal peaked at 49.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 2013.
Senegal ranks 26th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 20.7% | — |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +52.2% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +43.3% |
| 2013 | 19.1% | -36.5% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +66.5% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 31.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +23.8% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +2.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 49.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 49.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.8%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 21.0% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 19.1% | 49.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 Senegal?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Senegal was 49.5% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1?
- Senegal ranks 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.