Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 in India
India: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 was 42.3% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 in India, 1993–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2021, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 in India stood at 42.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 235.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 in India peaked at 42.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1993.
India ranks 10th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 in India, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5.4% | — |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +77.8% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 33.9% | +169.0% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +24.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 5.4% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 7 Dominican Republic 76.2% compare
- 8 Viet Nam 66.0% compare
- 9 Türkiye 64.4% compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.3% compare
- 12 Philippines 29.2% compare
- 13 Peru 25.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 in India?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 in India was 42.3% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1993.
- How does India rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1?
- India ranks 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 (lowest). 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.