Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) in Malawi
Malawi: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) was 19.1% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Malawi, 1992–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Malawi recorded 19.1% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 267.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Malawi peaked at 19.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 19th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.4% | — |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +36.4% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -15.0% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +98.1% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +55.3% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +19.4% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 19.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 4.8× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 19.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.1%, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 10.3% | 19.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Malawi?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Malawi was 19.1% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3?
- Malawi ranks 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 267.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.