Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 was 37.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2018, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Cameroon stood at 37.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Cameroon peaked at 37.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1991.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.0% | — |
| 1998 | 16.9% | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 21.5% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +54.9% |
| 2011 | 26.8% | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 37.8% | +44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.0% | 16.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 19.7% | 33.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 26.1% | 37.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Cameroon?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Cameroon was 37.8% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.