Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Guinea
Guinea: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 was 42.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Guinea, 1999–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Guinea stood at 42.5%.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 154.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Guinea peaked at 48.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1999.
That places Guinea 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.5% | — |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +53.9% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | +89.1% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | -12.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 42.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.4%, 68% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 42.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.3%, 64% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 25.7% | 48.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 Guinea?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Guinea was 42.5% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2?
- Guinea ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 154.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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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Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.