Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Uganda
Uganda: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 was 66.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Uganda, 1995–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2016, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Uganda stood at 66.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Uganda peaked at 66.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 2001.
Uganda ranks 23rd of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 26.6% | — |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 51.3% | +58.3% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +29.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 66.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.4%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 66.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.5%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.1% | 25.8% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 51.3% | 66.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 20 Senegal 75.7% compare
- 21 Nepal 72.8% compare
- 22 Ghana 70.5% compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 62.4% compare
- 25 Cote d'Ivoire 62.1% compare
- 26 Mauritania 59.0% compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Uganda?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 in Uganda was 66.5% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 2001.
- How does Uganda rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2?
- Uganda ranks 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q2 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.