Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 (doctor Q4) in Turkey
Turkey: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 (doctor Q4) was 92.2% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Turkey, 1993–2013
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Turkey is 92.2%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Turkey peaked at 92.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1993.
That places Turkey 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 (doctor Q4) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 48.4% | — |
| 1998 | 62.9% | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 65.7% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +12.7% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 92.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.6% | 48.4% | 62.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 65.7% | 81.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 92.2% | 92.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 4 Vietnam 94.2% compare
- 5 Bolivia 92.5% compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 92.5% compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 92.0% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 91.9% compare
- 10 Mongolia 78.3% compare
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- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Turkey?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Turkey was 92.2% in 2013, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1993.
- How does Turkey rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4?
- Turkey ranks 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2013.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.