Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Uganda
Uganda: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 was 6.7% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Uganda, 1995–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Uganda is 6.7%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Uganda peaked at 6.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1995.
That places Uganda 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | +78.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +103.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Uganda?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Uganda was 6.7% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
- Uganda ranks 26th out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.