Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Kenya
Kenya: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 was 49.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Kenya, 1993–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Kenya is 49.6%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Kenya peaked at 49.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 1993.
Kenya ranks 18th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 24.6% | — |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 30.9% | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +60.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.3% | 24.6% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 25.9% | 30.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Kenya?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Kenya was 49.6% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Kenya ranks 18th out of 42 countries with data for 2014.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.