Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Mali
Mali: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) was 18.5% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Mali, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Mali recorded 18.5% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 68.2% on the previous year and up 242.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Mali peaked at 18.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 1996.
Mali ranks 35th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Mali, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +160.0% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +155.6% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -20.3% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +68.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 18.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.8%, 89% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Mali's 18.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.5%, 76% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 11.0% | 18.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Mali?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Mali was 18.5% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 1996.
- How does Mali rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Mali ranks 35th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali 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.