Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) in Mali
Mali: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) was 3.6% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Mali, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Mali stood at 3.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Mali peaked at 3.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1996.
Mali ranks 37th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 (doctor Q3) in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +266.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -45.5% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +283.3% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +20.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 3.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 90% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Mali's 3.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.1%, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 34 Benin 5.0% compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 4.0% compare
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 4.0% compare
- 38 Togo 3.2% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 2.6% compare
- 40 Chad 1.7% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.18 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 24,194 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0853 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0871 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Mali?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Mali was 3.6% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
- How does Mali rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3?
- Mali ranks 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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.