Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 was 13.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Madagascar, 1997–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 13.4% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in 2021.
The figure is down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Madagascar peaked at 21.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2004.
Madagascar ranks 28th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.0% | — |
| 2000 | 9.6% | -54.3% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 20.6% | +121.5% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.3% | 20.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 25 Gambia 15.3% compare
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.4% compare
- 27 Mauritania 14.1% compare
- 29 Nigeria 13.1% compare
- 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 11.9% compare
- 31 Guinea 10.5% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % 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 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Madagascar?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Madagascar was 13.4% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2004.
- How does Madagascar rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4?
- Madagascar ranks 28th out of 42 countries with data for 2021.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. 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): 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.