Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Philippines
Philippines: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 was 55.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Philippines, 1993–2017
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Philippines recorded 55.4% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Philippines peaked at 55.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1993.
Philippines ranks 13th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q3 in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 28.5% | — |
| 1998 | 38.8% | +36.1% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +38.6% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 55.4% | +19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 28.5% | 38.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 28.5% | 39.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 46.2% | 55.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Philippines?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 in Philippines was 55.4% in 2017, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1993.
- How does Philippines rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3?
- Philippines ranks 13th out of 42 countries with data for 2017.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.