Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 was 1.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Central African Republic, 1995–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 1.6% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Central African Republic peaked at 3.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2019.
That places Central African Republic 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.3% | — |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +65.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -42.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -27.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 1.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 40% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 1.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.1%, 23% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central African Republic
- 38 Togo 3.2% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 2.6% compare
- 40 Chad 1.7% compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 0.2% compare
More health data for Central African Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,728 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 4.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0934 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Central African Republic?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Central African Republic was 1.6% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
- How does Central African Republic rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3?
- Central African Republic ranks 41st out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.