Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Philippines
Philippines: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 was 98.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Philippines, 1993–2017
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Philippines is 98.4%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Philippines peaked at 98.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 1993.
That places Philippines 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 80.6% | — |
| 1998 | 84.8% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +4.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 98.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.1%, 99% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.7% | 80.6% | 84.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 85.8% | 91.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 94.5% | 98.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 6 Colombia 99.2% compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 99.0% compare
- 7 Viet Nam 99.0% compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 98.4% compare
- 11 Rwanda 97.4% compare
- 12 Egypt 97.2% compare
- 12 Mauritania 97.2% compare
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 Philippines?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Philippines was 98.4% in 2017, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 1993.
- How does Philippines rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4?
- Philippines ranks 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2017.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.