Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 was 86.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
86.8%
World rank
18th
of 42 countries
All-time high
86.8%
in 2019
All-time low
55.9%
in 2009
Years of data
8
1994–2019

Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2019

0204060801994200620191994: 65.31999: 65.62006: 702009: 55.92011: 61.92014: 78.22015: 802019: 86.8

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 86.8% for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 55.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 in Zimbabwe peaked at 86.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 55.9%, in 2009.

That places Zimbabwe 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3 in Zimbabwe, 1994 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1994 65.3%
1999 65.6% +0.5%
2006 70.0% +6.7%
2009 55.9% -20.1%
2011 61.9% +10.7%
2014 78.2% +26.3%
2015 80.0% +2.3%
2019 86.8% +8.5%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 86.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 86.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 79.4%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.4% 65.3% 65.6% 2
2000s 63.0% 55.9% 70.0% 2
2010s 76.7% 61.9% 86.8% 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 15 Malawi 89.7% compare
  2. 16 Senegal 88.4% compare
  3. 17 Sierra Leone 88.2% compare
  4. 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 86.1% compare
  5. 20 Lesotho 86.0% compare
  6. 21 Gambia 85.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 in Zimbabwe?
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 in Zimbabwe was 86.8% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 55.9% in 2009.
How does Zimbabwe rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3?
Zimbabwe ranks 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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Indicator
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q3
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 263 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.