Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Nepal
Nepal: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 was 82.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Nepal, 1996–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 82.6% for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.7% on the previous year and up 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Nepal peaked at 82.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1996.
That places Nepal 12th out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22.3% | — |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +51.1% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +38.3% |
| 2014 | 79.6% | +41.4% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | +23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 33.7% | 40.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.3% | 56.3% | 82.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 9 Kazakhstan 91.8% compare
- 10 Peru 86.0% compare
- 11 Philippines 85.2% compare
- 13 India 82.1% compare
- 14 Mongolia 74.0% compare
- 15 Bangladesh 70.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Nepal?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Nepal was 82.6% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1996.
- How does Nepal rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Nepal ranks 12th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.