Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) was 2.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Nigeria, 1990–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 2.5% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.5% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Nigeria peaked at 6.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 36th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.4% | — |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -76.6% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +133.3% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +86.7% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -26.8% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +34.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -54.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 31% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.7%, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.5% | 3.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.5% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 3.1% compare
- 34 Mali 3.0% compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.9% compare
- 37 Senegal 2.4% compare
- 38 Sierra Leone 2.2% compare
- 39 Togo 2.1% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0729 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Nigeria?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Nigeria was 2.5% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Nigeria ranks 36th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.