Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Malawi
Malawi: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 was 30.9% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Malawi, 1992–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2016, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Malawi stood at 30.9%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 120.7% on the previous year and up 215.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Malawi peaked at 30.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 25th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Malawi, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 8.4% | — |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | +31.2% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +79.6% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +120.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.7% | 10.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 14.0% | 30.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Malawi?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Malawi was 30.9% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Malawi ranks 25th out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 215.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.