Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 was 47.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Ethiopia, 2000–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2019, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Ethiopia stood at 47.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.7% on the previous year and up 1,251.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Ethiopia peaked at 47.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2005 | 1.7% | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +105.9% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +725.7% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +63.7% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 47.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.3%, 62% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 47.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 72.8%, 65% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 3.5% | 47.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % 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): q3 in Ethiopia?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Ethiopia was 47.3% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,251.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.