Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Uganda
Uganda: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) was 21.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Uganda, 1995–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Uganda is 21.6%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Uganda peaked at 21.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1995.
Uganda ranks 31st of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +59.7% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +9.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 21.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.8%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 21.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.5%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.4% | 12.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 19.8% | 21.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Uganda?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Uganda was 21.6% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Uganda ranks 31st out of 42 countries with data for 2016.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.