Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Zambia
Zambia: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 was 20.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Zambia, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Zambia is 20.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 103.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Zambia peaked at 20.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2007.
Zambia ranks 34th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q5 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.6% | — |
| 1999 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 15.4% | +55.6% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 15.4% | 20.1% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Zambia?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 in Zambia was 20.1% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2007.
- How does Zambia rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5?
- Zambia ranks 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.