Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 64.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Burkina Faso, 1993–2010
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2010, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Burkina Faso stood at 64.4%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Burkina Faso peaked at 87.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 2010.
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 87.4% | — |
| 1999 | 77.5% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 64.4% | -0.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 64.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 95.5%, 67% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 64.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.9%, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.5% | 77.5% | 87.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 64.6% | 85.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Burkina Faso?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Burkina Faso was 64.4% in 2010, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
- Burkina Faso ranks 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2010.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 (highest). 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.