Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) in Benin
Benin: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor 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 (doctor 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% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 41% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.7%, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 4.8% compare
- 30 Mauritania 4.7% compare
- 31 Zambia 4.6% compare
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 3.1% compare
- 34 Mali 3.0% compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.9% compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 13,632 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0763 units per person (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.