Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 was 8.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8.1%
World rank
23rd
of 42 countries
All-time high
8.1%
in 2019
All-time low
3.1%
in 2006
Years of data
8
1994–2019

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2019

024681994200620191994: 7.41999: 6.62006: 3.12009: 4.22011: 42014: 7.32015: 72019: 8.1

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 8.1% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 92.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Zimbabwe peaked at 8.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2006.

That places Zimbabwe 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2 in Zimbabwe, 1994 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1994 7.4%
1999 6.6% -10.8%
2006 3.1% -53.0%
2009 4.2% +35.5%
2011 4.0% -4.8%
2014 7.3% +82.5%
2015 7.0% -4.1%
2019 8.1% +15.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.0% 6.6% 7.4% 2
2000s 3.7% 3.1% 4.2% 2
2010s 6.6% 4.0% 8.1% 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 20 Rwanda 15.7% compare
  2. 21 Haiti 12.6% compare
  3. 22 Ghana 12.3% compare
  4. 23 Gambia 8.1% compare
  5. 25 Cameroon 7.8% compare
  6. 26 Uganda 6.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Zimbabwe?
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 in Zimbabwe was 8.1% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2006.
How does Zimbabwe rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2?
Zimbabwe ranks 23rd out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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Indicator
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q2
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 261 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.