Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Benin
Benin: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 was 3.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Benin, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Benin is 3.3%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Benin peaked at 3.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2001.
That places Benin 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -48.4% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +87.5% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | -48.6% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +83.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.8% compare
- 30 Mauritania 4.7% compare
- 31 Zambia 4.6% compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 3.1% compare
- 34 Mali 3.0% compare
- 35 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.9% compare
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- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0684 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0701 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Benin?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Benin was 3.3% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2. 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.