Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Türkiye
Türkiye: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 was 95.0% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Türkiye, 1993–2013
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2013, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Türkiye stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Türkiye peaked at 95.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1993.
That places Türkiye 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 76.5% | — |
| 1998 | 81.8% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 79.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 91.4% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +3.9% |
Türkiye compared with similar countries
- Türkiye's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.3%, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.2% | 76.5% | 81.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 79.5% | 91.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 4 Colombia 97.0% compare
- 4 Jordan 97.0% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 95.2% compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 94.9% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 91.8% compare
- 10 Peru 86.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Türkiye?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Türkiye was 95.0% in 2013, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1993.
- How does Türkiye rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Türkiye ranks 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2013.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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.