Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q1 in Kenya
Kenya: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q1 was 33.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q1 in Kenya, 1993–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 33.2% for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q1 in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 111.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q1 in Kenya peaked at 33.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 29th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q1 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20.2% | — |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +26.8% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | +66.8% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 33.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.5%, 66% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 33.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.7%, 67% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 20.2% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 15.7% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 43.6% compare
- 27 Tanzania 42.8% compare
- 28 Mauritania 39.9% compare
- 30 Cameroon 29.3% compare
- 31 Guinea 26.3% compare
- 32 Bangladesh 26.0% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q1 in Kenya?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q1 in Kenya was 33.2% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q1 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q1 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q1?
- Kenya ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q1 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.