Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 was 80.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1996–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of is 80.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 80.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1999.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 51.3% | — |
| 1999 | 45.7% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 62.2% | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +13.3% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 80.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.9%, 88% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 80.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.0%, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 45.7% | 51.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 52.2% | 52.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 62.2% | 80.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 80.2% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 1999.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.