Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Benin
Benin: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 was 14.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Benin, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2018, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Benin stood at 14.7%.
The figure is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Benin peaked at 21.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2014.
Benin ranks 37th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Benin, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20.6% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +36.1% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | -33.5% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 15.8% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 14.3% | 21.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 34 Zambia 20.1% compare
- 35 Mali 18.5% compare
- 36 Togo 16.0% compare
- 38 Côte d'Ivoire 14.6% compare
- 39 Sierra Leone 14.1% compare
- 40 Central African Republic 7.8% compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0741 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Benin?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Benin was 14.7% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Benin ranks 37th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest). 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.