Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Mali
Mali: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 97.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Mali, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2018, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Mali stood at 97.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Mali peaked at 97.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 1996.
That places Mali 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Mali, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 72.1% | — |
| 2001 | 82.8% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 88.2% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | +14.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 97.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Mali's 97.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.9%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 82.8% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.4% | 85.2% | 97.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Mali?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Mali was 97.2% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 1996.
- How does Mali rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
- Mali ranks 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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.