Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) was 16.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Cameroon stood at 16.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Cameroon peaked at 16.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.6% | — |
| 1998 | 8.5% | +136.1% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | +57.0% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -21.8% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +23.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.1%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.1%, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 3.6% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.9% | 12.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 9.7% | 16.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Cameroon?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Cameroon was 16.2% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3. 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.