Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births)

Afghanistan
66.3%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
54.7%
in 2018
Afghanistan rank
115th
Papua New Guinea rank
118th

Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
204060199620092023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 66.3% against 54.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 11.6%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 115th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 125 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of births delivered in a health facility (facility births), Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 66.3% against 54.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of births delivered in a health facility (facility births) between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
11.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of births delivered in a health facility (facility births)?
Afghanistan ranks 115th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births). Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-births-delivered-in-a-health-facility-facility-births-percent/afghanistan/papua-new-guinea/

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-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-births-delivered-in-a-health-facility-facility-births-percent/afghanistan/papua-new-guinea/">Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
125 places, 1,794 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed