Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Guinea
Guinea: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 was 81.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Guinea, 1999–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Guinea is 81.9%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 73.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Guinea peaked at 87.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2005.
Guinea ranks 32nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 55.3% | — |
| 2005 | 47.3% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +31.7% |
| 2016 | 87.4% | +40.3% |
| 2018 | 81.9% | -6.3% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 81.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.9%, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 81.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.0%, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3% | 55.3% | 55.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 47.3% | 47.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 62.3% | 87.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 Guinea?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Guinea was 81.9% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2005.
- How does Guinea rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4?
- Guinea ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.