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

Nigeria
49.0%
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
54.7%
in 2018
Nigeria rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
118th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
0204060199020052021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 54.7% against 49.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 5.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nigeria ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 125 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 37.8% 42.0% 4.2% Papua New Guinea
2010s 40.1% 45.9% 5.8% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of births delivered in a health facility (facility births), Nigeria or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 54.7% against 49.0% in Nigeria as of 2018.
What is the difference in proportion of births delivered in a health facility (facility births) between Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
5.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Papua New Guinea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Nigeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for proportion of births delivered in a health facility (facility births)?
Nigeria ranks 120th 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.

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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