Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Togo
Togo: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 was 11.6% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Togo, 1998–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Togo recorded 11.6% for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Togo peaked at 29.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2014.
That places Togo 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q1 in Togo, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.6% | — |
| 2000 | 22.9% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | -58.1% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 11.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.8%, 24% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Togo's 11.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.8%, 24% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 22.9% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 11.6% | 27.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 38 Madagascar 19.4% compare
- 39 Haiti 15.2% compare
- 40 Nigeria 12.7% compare
- 41 Burkina Faso 11.6% compare
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % 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 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % 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 Togo?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 in Togo was 11.6% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2014.
- How does Togo rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1?
- Togo ranks 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q1 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.