Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 was 13.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Nigeria, 1990–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Nigeria is 13.1%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Nigeria peaked at 20.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 29th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.3% | — |
| 2003 | 6.6% | -35.9% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +78.8% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +91.6% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -36.1% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -8.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 13.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.4%, 71% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 13.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.9%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 6.6% | 11.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.1% | 20.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.4% compare
- 27 Mauritania 14.1% compare
- 28 Madagascar 13.4% compare
- 30 Tanzania, United Republic of 11.9% compare
- 31 Guinea 10.5% compare
- 32 Senegal 10.3% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 Nigeria?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Nigeria was 13.1% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4?
- Nigeria ranks 29th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.