Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 was 2.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 in Madagascar, 1997–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2.1% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 in Madagascar peaked at 10.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2021.
Madagascar ranks 33rd of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q1 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.8% | — |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +55.9% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -66.0% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +52.8% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -61.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 3.6% | 10.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 30 Mali 2.3% compare
- 31 Benin 2.2% compare
- 31 Central African Republic 2.2% compare
- 34 Côte d'Ivoire 2.0% compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 1.8% compare
- 36 Guinea 1.7% compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % 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 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % 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 (doctor) (% of births): q1 in Madagascar?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 in Madagascar was 2.1% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1?
- Madagascar ranks 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q1 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.