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

Senegal: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 was 20.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
20.3%
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
33rd
of 42 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2019
All-time low
6.5%
in 2000
Years of data
11
1997–2019

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Senegal, 1997–2019

51015201997200820191997: 9.5 highest2000: 6.5 highest2005: 12 highest2011: 16.4 highest2013: 13.7 highest2014: 12.7 highest2015: 10.6 highest2016: 16 highest2017: 17.3 highest2018: 17.3 highest2019: 20.3 highest

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Senegal is 20.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Senegal peaked at 20.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2000.

That places Senegal 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Senegal, 1997 to 2019.
Year highest Change
1997 9.5%
2000 6.5% -31.6%
2005 12.0% +84.6%
2011 16.4% +36.7%
2013 13.7% -16.5%
2014 12.7% -7.3%
2015 10.6% -16.5%
2016 16.0% +50.9%
2017 17.3% +8.1%
2018 17.3% +0.0%
2019 20.3% +17.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% 1
2000s 9.2% 6.5% 12.0% 2
2010s 15.5% 10.6% 20.3% 8

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 30 Guinea 24.5% compare
  2. 31 Uganda 21.6% compare
  3. 32 Gambia 20.8% compare
  4. 34 Zambia 20.1% compare
  5. 35 Mali 18.5% compare
  6. 36 Togo 16.0% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

More health data for Senegal

All data for Senegal →

Frequently asked questions

What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Senegal?
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Senegal was 20.3% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2000.
How does Senegal rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
Senegal ranks 33rd out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Senegal. Statizoid, drawing on Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/assistance-during-delivery-doctor-percent-of-births-q5-highest/senegal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/assistance-during-delivery-doctor-percent-of-births-q5-highest/senegal/">Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Senegal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.