Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Egypt
Egypt: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 was 82.1% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Egypt, 1995–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2014, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Egypt stood at 82.1%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Egypt peaked at 82.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.3%, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 7th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 24.3% | — |
| 2000 | 42.6% | +75.3% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 42.6% | 67.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 82.1% | 82.1% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Egypt?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Egypt was 82.1% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.3% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Egypt ranks 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.