Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Zambia
Zambia: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 96.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Zambia, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 96.0% for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Zambia peaked at 96.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 1999.
That places Zambia 26th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 90.7% | — |
| 1999 | 86.0% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 91.1% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | +1.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 96.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 96.0% 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 | 88.3% | 86.0% | 90.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 91.1% | 91.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 94.7% | 96.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Zambia?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Zambia was 96.0% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
- Zambia ranks 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.