Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 was 8.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Madagascar, 1997–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Madagascar is 8.7%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Madagascar peaked at 15.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2004.
Madagascar ranks 28th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.6% | — |
| 2000 | 14.5% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | -47.6% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | -42.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 7.6% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Madagascar?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Madagascar was 8.7% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2004.
- How does Madagascar rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3?
- Madagascar ranks 28th out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.