Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 was 16.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.