Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) in Senegal
Senegal: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) was 2.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2019, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Senegal stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Senegal peaked at 3.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2005.
Senegal ranks 37th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.7% | — |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +42.9% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | +60.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -22.6% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 30% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.7%, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Senegal?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Senegal was 2.4% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
- How does Senegal rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Senegal ranks 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.