Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 98.9% in 2014. ▬ Flat
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Dominican Republic, 1996–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2014, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Dominican Republic stood at 98.9%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Dominican Republic peaked at 99.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 1999.
That places Dominican Republic 12th out of 42 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 97.7% | — |
| 1999 | 91.4% | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +1.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 98.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.6%, 99% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 98.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.6% | 91.4% | 97.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 97.8% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.4% | 98.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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): q5 in Dominican Republic?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Dominican Republic was 98.9% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 1999.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
- Dominican Republic ranks 12th out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.