Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) in Kenya
Kenya: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) was 16.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Kenya, 1993–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Kenya recorded 16.0% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Kenya peaked at 16.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1998.
Kenya ranks 19th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.4% | — |
| 1998 | 8.0% | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +38.8% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +35.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 16.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 16.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.7%, 3.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.5% | 11.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Kenya?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Kenya was 16.0% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Kenya ranks 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.