Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Haiti
Haiti: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 81.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Haiti, 1995–2017
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2017, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Haiti stood at 81.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Haiti peaked at 82.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1995.
Haiti ranks 40th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Haiti, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 61.3% | — |
| 2000 | 71.2% | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -0.8% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 81.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 81.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.9%, 83% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.3% | 61.3% | 61.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 70.4% | 71.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 81.8% | 82.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 37 Togo 87.6% compare
- 38 Nigeria 87.1% compare
- 39 Bangladesh 85.8% compare
- 41 Chad 74.7% compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 64.4% compare
More health data for Haiti
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.21 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.418 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,297 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,902 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3629 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4861 % 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 Haiti?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Haiti was 81.8% in 2017, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1995.
- How does Haiti rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
- Haiti ranks 40th out of 42 countries with data for 2017.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.