Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Colombia
Colombia: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 was 99.2% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Colombia, 1990–2015
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 99.2% for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Colombia peaked at 99.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 1990.
That places Colombia 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.4% | — |
| 1995 | 99.3% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 98.1% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 99.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 99.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.4%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.3% | 97.4% | 99.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.1% | 99.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 4 Türkiye 99.9% compare
- 5 Peru 99.3% compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 7 Viet Nam 99.0% compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 98.4% compare
- 9 Philippines 98.4% compare
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % 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 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Colombia?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Colombia was 99.2% in 2015, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4?
- Colombia ranks 6th out of 42 countries with data for 2015.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia 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.