Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) in Guinea
Guinea: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) was 7.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Guinea, 1999–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Guinea stood at 7.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.0% on the previous year and up 222.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Guinea peaked at 10.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2005.
Guinea ranks 30th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.1% | — |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -56.9% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | +136.4% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +103.8% |
| 2018 | 7.1% | -33.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 7.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.1%, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 7.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.1%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.2% | 10.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Guinea?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Guinea was 7.1% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2005.
- How does Guinea rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3?
- Guinea ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.