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

Zimbabwe: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 97.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
97.3%
World rank
18th
of 42 countries
All-time high
97.3%
in 2006
All-time low
90.2%
in 2011
Years of data
8
1994–2019

Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2019

0204060801001994200620191994: 92.8 highest1999: 92.1 highest2006: 97.3 highest2009: 92.1 highest2011: 90.2 highest2014: 96.2 highest2015: 96.4 highest2019: 97.3 highest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Zimbabwe is 97.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Zimbabwe peaked at 97.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 2011.

That places Zimbabwe 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Zimbabwe, 1994 to 2019.
Year highest Change
1994 92.8%
1999 92.1% -0.8%
2006 97.3% +5.6%
2009 92.1% -5.3%
2011 90.2% -2.1%
2014 96.2% +6.7%
2015 96.4% +0.2%
2019 97.3% +0.9%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 97.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 97.3% 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 92.4% 92.1% 92.8% 2
2000s 94.7% 92.1% 97.3% 2
2010s 95.0% 90.2% 97.3% 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 98.8% compare
  2. 16 Philippines 98.3% compare
  3. 17 Cameroon 98.1% compare
  4. 19 Mali 97.2% compare
  5. 20 India 96.9% compare
  6. 21 Ghana 96.8% compare
  7. 21 Sierra Leone 96.8% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Zimbabwe?
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Zimbabwe was 97.3% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2006.
What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 2011.
How does Zimbabwe rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
Zimbabwe ranks 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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
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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.