Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 87.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Nigeria, 1990–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Nigeria is 87.1%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Nigeria peaked at 89.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.5% | — |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | +2.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 87.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 87.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.9%, 91% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.5% | 70.5% | 70.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 85.0% | 85.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 84.9% | 89.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 35 Madagascar 90.5% compare
- 36 Central African Republic 88.0% compare
- 37 Togo 87.6% compare
- 39 Bangladesh 85.8% compare
- 40 Haiti 81.8% compare
- 41 Chad 74.7% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Nigeria?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Nigeria was 87.1% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
- Nigeria ranks 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.