Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Tanzania

Tanzania: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 was 51.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
51.6%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
51.6%
in 2016
All-time low
30.5%
in 1999
Years of data
6
1996–2016

Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Tanzania, 1996–2016

02040601996200620161996: 40.31999: 30.52005: 37.12010: 37.32012: 48.62016: 51.6

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

In 2016, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Tanzania stood at 51.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Tanzania peaked at 51.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1999.

That places Tanzania 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Tanzania, 1996 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1996 40.3%
1999 30.5% -24.3%
2005 37.1% +21.6%
2010 37.3% +0.5%
2012 48.6% +30.3%
2016 51.6% +6.2%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 51.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.4%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 51.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.3%, 78% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.4% 30.5% 40.3% 2
2000s 37.1% 37.1% 37.1% 1
2010s 45.8% 37.3% 51.6% 3

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 27 Cameroon 57.7% compare
  2. 28 Mali 55.0% compare
  3. 29 Kenya 53.4% compare
  4. 31 Guinea 42.5% compare
  5. 32 Bangladesh 41.3% compare
  6. 33 Ethiopia 41.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Tanzania?
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Tanzania was 51.6% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1999.
How does Tanzania rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2?
Tanzania ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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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Indicator
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 223 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.