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

Malawi: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 was 30.9% in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
30.9%
Change on year
up 120.7%
World rank
25th
of 42 countries
All-time high
30.9%
in 2016
All-time low
7.7%
in 2000
Years of data
7
1992–2016

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Malawi, 1992–2016

10152025301992200420161992: 8.4 highest2000: 7.7 highest2004: 10.1 highest2006: 9.8 highest2010: 17.6 highest2014: 14 highest2016: 30.9 highest

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

Annual values for Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Malawi, 1992 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 22 Cameroon 37.8% compare
  2. 23 Zimbabwe 31.8% compare
  3. 24 Mauritania 31.1% compare
  4. 25 Ghana 30.9% compare
  5. 27 Nigeria 28.1% compare
  6. 28 Madagascar 27.8% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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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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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.