Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Guinea
Guinea: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 was 5.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Guinea, 1999–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Guinea is 5.4%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 23.9% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Guinea peaked at 7.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 1999.
Guinea ranks 28th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.1% | — |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +77.5% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | -23.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.0% | 7.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 25 Cameroon 7.8% compare
- 26 Uganda 6.7% compare
- 27 Madagascar 5.6% compare
- 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.8% compare
- 30 Mauritania 4.7% compare
- 31 Zambia 4.6% compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0666 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 0.0685 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Guinea?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Guinea was 5.4% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Guinea ranks 28th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.