Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Nepal
Nepal: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 94.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Nepal, 1996–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2019, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Nepal stood at 94.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Nepal peaked at 94.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1996.
That places Nepal 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 33.1% | — |
| 2001 | 46.0% | +39.0% |
| 2006 | 60.5% | +31.5% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +31.8% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +4.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 94.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 46.0% | 60.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 65.7% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0451 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Nepal?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Nepal was 94.4% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1996.
- How does Nepal rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
- Nepal ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.