Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Colombia

Colombia: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 was 97.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
97.0%
World rank
4th
of 42 countries
All-time high
98.8%
in 2005
All-time low
94.4%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2015

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Colombia, 1990–2015

0204060801001990200220151990: 94.4 highest1995: 97.1 highest2000: 98.2 highest2005: 98.8 highest2010: 98.7 highest2015: 97 highest

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Colombia is 97.0%, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Colombia peaked at 98.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 1990.

That places Colombia 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Colombia, 1990 to 2015.
Year highest Change
1990 94.4%
1995 97.1% +2.9%
2000 98.2% +1.1%
2005 98.8% +0.6%
2010 98.7% -0.1%
2015 97.0% -1.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 97.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.9%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.8% 94.4% 97.1% 2
2000s 98.5% 98.2% 98.8% 2
2010s 97.8% 97.0% 98.7% 2

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Viet Nam 98.4% compare
  2. 2 Egypt 98.3% compare
  3. 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 97.9% compare
  4. 4 Jordan 97.0% compare
  5. 6 Kyrgyzstan 95.2% compare
  6. 7 Türkiye 95.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Colombia?
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Colombia was 97.0% in 2015, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 1990.
How does Colombia rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
Colombia ranks 4th out of 42 countries with data for 2015.
Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia 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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Indicator
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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.