Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 was 11.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1996–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2016, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 11.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 197.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 11.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2005.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.2% | — |
| 1999 | 5.9% | +40.5% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -32.2% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +45.0% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +101.7% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 11.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.4%, 65% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 11.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.9%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.8% | 11.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 11.9% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2005.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.