Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Colombia
Colombia: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 was 98.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Colombia, 1990–2015
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2015, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Colombia stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Colombia peaked at 98.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1990.
That places Colombia 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.1% | — |
| 1995 | 73.3% | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 81.7% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.2% | 63.1% | 73.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 81.7% | 92.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 94.9% | 98.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 90.8% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 89.2% compare
- 4 Jordan 87.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Colombia?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Colombia was 98.0% in 2015, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Colombia ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2015.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.