Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) in Turkey
Turkey: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) was 72.4% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Turkey, 1993–2013
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2013, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Turkey stood at 72.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 98.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Turkey peaked at 72.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1993.
That places Turkey 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 (doctor Q2) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23.6% | — |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +70.4% |
| 2013 | 72.4% | +16.4% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 72.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.3%, 89% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 23.6% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 36.5% | 62.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Turkey?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Turkey was 72.4% in 2013, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1993.
- How does Turkey rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Turkey ranks 9th out of 42 countries with data for 2013.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.