Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 in Togo
Togo: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 was 38.2% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 in Togo, 1998–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2014, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 in Togo stood at 38.2%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 in Togo peaked at 61.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2014.
Togo ranks 40th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51.4% | — |
| 2000 | 47.7% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | -37.5% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 38.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.5%, 47% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Togo's 38.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.4%, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.4% | 51.4% | 51.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 47.7% | 58.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 38.2% | 61.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 37 Haiti 44.1% compare
- 38 Madagascar 43.2% compare
- 39 Chad 42.9% compare
- 41 Central African Republic 34.4% compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 17.2% 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): q3 in Togo?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 in Togo was 38.2% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2014.
- How does Togo rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3?
- Togo ranks 40th out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. 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): 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.