Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 in Tanzania
Tanzania: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 was 61.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 in Tanzania, 1996–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2016, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 in Tanzania stood at 61.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 in Tanzania peaked at 61.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1999.
Tanzania ranks 33rd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.4% | — |
| 1999 | 33.7% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 46.4% | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +11.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 61.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.5%, 77% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 61.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.4%, 78% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 33.7% | 38.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 46.4% | 61.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 in Tanzania?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 in Tanzania was 61.7% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1999.
- How does Tanzania rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3?
- Tanzania ranks 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3. 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.