Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 was 16.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
16.3%
World rank
24th
of 42 countries
All-time high
17.5%
in 2015
All-time low
8.9%
in 2009
Years of data
8
1994–2019

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2019

051015201994200620191994: 15.21999: 14.82006: 11.92009: 8.92011: 11.22014: 10.22015: 17.52019: 16.3

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

In 2019, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Zimbabwe stood at 16.3%.

The figure is up 83.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Zimbabwe peaked at 17.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2009.

That places Zimbabwe 24th out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Zimbabwe, 1994 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1994 15.2%
1999 14.8% -2.6%
2006 11.9% -19.6%
2009 8.9% -25.2%
2011 11.2% +25.8%
2014 10.2% -8.9%
2015 17.5% +71.6%
2019 16.3% -6.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.0% 14.8% 15.2% 2
2000s 10.4% 8.9% 11.9% 2
2010s 13.8% 10.2% 17.5% 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 21 Cameroon 24.5% compare
  2. 22 Malawi 23.6% compare
  3. 23 Ghana 18.4% compare
  4. 25 Gambia 15.3% compare
  5. 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.4% compare
  6. 27 Mauritania 14.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Zimbabwe?
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Zimbabwe was 16.3% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2009.
How does Zimbabwe rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4?
Zimbabwe ranks 24th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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Indicator
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 261 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.