Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Nepal

Nepal: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 was 87.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
87.0%
Change on year
up 18.2%
World rank
29th
of 42 countries
All-time high
87.0%
in 2019
All-time low
8.1%
in 1996
Years of data
8
1996–2019

Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Nepal, 1996–2019

0204060801996200720191996: 8.12001: 12.62006: 25.62010: 42.52011: 57.62014: 71.12016: 73.62019: 87

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

In 2019, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Nepal stood at 87.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.2% on the previous year and up 104.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Nepal peaked at 87.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1996.

That places Nepal 29th out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Nepal, 1996 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1996 8.1%
2001 12.6% +55.6%
2006 25.6% +103.2%
2010 42.5% +66.0%
2011 57.6% +35.5%
2014 71.1% +23.4%
2016 73.6% +3.5%
2019 87.0% +18.2%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 87.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.9%, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.1% 8.1% 8.1% 1
2000s 19.1% 12.6% 25.6% 2
2010s 66.4% 42.5% 87.0% 5

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 26 Zambia 90.9% compare
  2. 27 Benin 90.0% compare
  3. 28 Ghana 87.3% compare
  4. 30 Mali 86.7% compare
  5. 31 Kenya 84.1% compare
  6. 32 Guinea 81.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Nepal?
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Nepal was 87.0% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1996.
How does Nepal rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4?
Nepal ranks 29th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal 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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Indicator
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 263 data points, 1990–2021
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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.