Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Tanzania

Tanzania: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 96.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
96.2%
World rank
24th
of 42 countries
All-time high
96.2%
in 2016
All-time low
80.5%
in 1996
Years of data
6
1996–2016

Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Tanzania, 1996–2016

0204060801001996200620161996: 80.5 highest1999: 84.6 highest2005: 87.7 highest2010: 88.5 highest2012: 91.9 highest2016: 96.2 highest

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.

Analysis

In 2016, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Tanzania stood at 96.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Tanzania peaked at 96.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 1996.

Tanzania ranks 24th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Tanzania, 1996 to 2016.
Year highest Change
1996 80.5%
1999 84.6% +5.1%
2005 87.7% +3.7%
2010 88.5% +0.9%
2012 91.9% +3.8%
2016 96.2% +4.7%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 96.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 96.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.9%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 82.5% 80.5% 84.6% 2
2000s 87.7% 87.7% 87.7% 1
2010s 92.2% 88.5% 96.2% 3

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 21 Ghana 96.8% compare
  2. 21 Sierra Leone 96.8% compare
  3. 23 Gambia 96.5% compare
  4. 24 Benin 96.2% compare
  5. 26 Zambia 96.0% compare
  6. 27 Guinea 95.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Tanzania?
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Tanzania was 96.2% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 1996.
How does Tanzania rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
Tanzania ranks 24th out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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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Indicator
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 263 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.