Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Senegal
Senegal: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 was 95.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2019, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Senegal stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Senegal peaked at 95.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 1997.
Senegal ranks 9th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 48.7% | — |
| 2005 | 72.1% | +48.0% |
| 2011 | 83.4% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 83.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 90.2% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 89.5% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +2.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 95.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.3%, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 95.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.5%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 72.1% | 72.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 83.4% | 95.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Senegal?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Senegal was 95.0% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3?
- Senegal ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.