Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 was 5.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Madagascar, 1997–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 5.6% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Madagascar peaked at 11.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2021.
That places Madagascar 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.0% | — |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 11.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 25 Cameroon 7.8% compare
- 26 Uganda 6.7% compare
- 28 Guinea 5.4% compare
- 29 Tanzania, United Republic of 4.8% compare
- 30 Mauritania 4.7% compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0637 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0654 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Madagascar?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Madagascar was 5.6% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2021.
- How does Madagascar rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Madagascar ranks 27th out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.