Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Colombia
Colombia: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 was 99.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Colombia, 1990–2015
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2015, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Colombia stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Colombia peaked at 99.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 1st of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.0% | — |
| 1995 | 77.6% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 85.4% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 95.2% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 97.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +2.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 99.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.4%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.8% | 72.0% | 77.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 85.4% | 95.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.4% | 99.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 99.3% compare
- 3 Turkey 99.0% compare
- 4 Jordan 98.9% compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 98.9% compare
More health data for Colombia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3468 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,505 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 698 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3706 % 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 0.0324 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3776 % 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): q2 in Colombia?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Colombia was 99.4% in 2015, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2?
- Colombia ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2015.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2. 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.