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Table 6 Percent of Births That Were Attended by a Medically-Trained Worker (in the Five Years Before a Recent DHS Survey)

From: Global report on preterm birth and stillbirth (4 of 7): delivery of interventions

 

Percent of C-sections According to Wealth Groups (Quintiles)

 

Region

Poorest

2nd

3rd

4th

Wealthiest

All Groups

East Asia/ Pacific

34.4

53.7

65.9

75.8

91.7

60.7

Eastern Europe/Central Asia

88.4

94.6

96.7

98.2

99.2

94.9

Latin America/Caribbean

45.4

59.0

71.1

83.9

93.6

67.2

Middle East/ North Africa

39.7

51.4

61 .3

72.2

84.6

60.5

South Asia

7.0

10.4

17.0

28.3

56.0

21.8

Sub-Saharan Africa

25.6

34.2

42.9

59.3

82.5

46.6

All regionsD

35.8

45.5

54.3

67.3

85.0

55.3

  1. Source: DHSs in 56 LMICs, Gwatkin DR et al. [22]