Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) in India
India: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) was 67.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in India, 1993–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
India recorded 67.5% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 80.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in India peaked at 67.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 1993.
That places India 11th out of 42 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 16.8% | — |
| 1999 | 27.6% | +64.3% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +35.5% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +66.8% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +8.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 67.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.1%, 4.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 16.8% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 37.4% | 37.4% | 37.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 62.4% | 62.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 67.5% | 67.5% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in India?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in India was 67.5% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 1993.
- How does India rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3?
- India ranks 11th out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.