Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Philippines
Philippines: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 was 88.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Philippines, 1993–2017
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Philippines recorded 88.8% for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Philippines peaked at 88.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.6%, in 1993.
That places Philippines 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 31.6% | — |
| 1998 | 43.2% | +36.7% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | +43.7% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | +20.5% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 88.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.9%, 90% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.4% | 31.6% | 43.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 45.9% | 51.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 73.7% | 88.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
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Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Philippines?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Philippines was 88.8% in 2017, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.6% in 1993.
- How does Philippines rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3?
- Philippines ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2017.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.