Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Uganda
Uganda: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 94.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Uganda, 1995–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2016, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Uganda stood at 94.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Uganda peaked at 94.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 1995.
That places Uganda 31st out of 42 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 69.2% | — |
| 2001 | 77.9% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 94.5% | +5.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 94.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 95.5%, 99% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 94.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.9%, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.2% | 69.2% | 69.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 77.7% | 77.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.8% | 89.2% | 94.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Uganda was 94.5% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.