Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Guinea
Guinea: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 was 24.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Guinea, 1999–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Guinea is 24.5%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Guinea peaked at 34.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 1999.
That places Guinea 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.1% | — |
| 2005 | 18.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +87.9% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 18.2% | 18.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 24.5% | 34.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Guinea?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Guinea was 24.5% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Guinea ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.