Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 was 0.8% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Burkina Faso, 1993–2010
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.8% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in 2010.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.1% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -63.6% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +225.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -61.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | +60.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 8.9%, 9% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.9%, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 4.9% compare
- 40 Chad 2.9% compare
- 41 Central African Republic 2.1% compare
More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % 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 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Burkina Faso?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Burkina Faso was 0.8% in 2010, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4?
- Burkina Faso ranks 42nd out of 42 countries with data for 2010.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4. 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.