Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Colombia
Colombia: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 was 99.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Colombia, 1990–2015
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Colombia is 99.3%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Colombia peaked at 99.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 1990.
Colombia ranks 5th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.8% | — |
| 1995 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 95.7% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 99.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.9%, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.0% | 88.8% | 89.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 95.7% | 98.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Colombia?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Colombia was 99.3% in 2015, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 1990.
- How does Colombia rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3?
- Colombia ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2015.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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): Q3. 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.