Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Nepal
Nepal: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 was 64.0% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Nepal, 1996–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Nepal is 64.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.2% on the previous year and up 125.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Nepal peaked at 64.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1996.
Nepal ranks 14th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +83.0% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +138.7% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +79.6% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +42.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.6% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 28.4% | 64.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Nepal?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Nepal was 64.0% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1996.
- How does Nepal rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4?
- Nepal ranks 14th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.