Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Bolivia
Bolivia: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 was 93.7% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Bolivia, 1994–2008
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 93.7% for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in 2008. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Bolivia peaked at 93.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 1994.
That places Bolivia 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 75.4% | — |
| 1998 | 89.7% | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +4.8% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 93.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 93.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.4%, 95% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.6% | 75.4% | 89.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 88.9% | 93.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 15 India 95.3% compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 94.4% compare
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 93.9% compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 93.4% compare
- 20 Senegal 93.0% compare
- 21 Malawi 92.9% compare
More health data for Bolivia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3723 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,250 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2082 % 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 0.049 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2019 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0508 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Bolivia?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Bolivia was 93.7% in 2008, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 93.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 1994.
- How does Bolivia rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4?
- Bolivia ranks 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2008.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4. 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.