Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 was 25.4% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Lesotho, 2000–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Lesotho stood at 25.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 217.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Lesotho peaked at 25.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2000.
Lesotho ranks 17th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6% | — |
| 2004 | 9.4% | +23.7% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +170.0% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | +17.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 21.6% | 25.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Lesotho?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Lesotho was 25.4% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2000.
- How does Lesotho rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3?
- Lesotho ranks 17th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.