Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 was 94.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Rwanda, 1992–2020
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Rwanda is 94.2%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Rwanda peaked at 94.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 10th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22.2% | — |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +45.7% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +108.8% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +52.3% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +2.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 94.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.3%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 94.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.8%, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 16.4% | 49.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 76.0% | 92.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 94.2% | 94.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % 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 Rwanda?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Rwanda was 94.2% in 2020, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3?
- Rwanda ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.