Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 was 82.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Burkina Faso, 1993–2010
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Burkina Faso is 82.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 157.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Burkina Faso peaked at 82.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 50.7% | — |
| 1999 | 32.1% | -36.7% |
| 2003 | 45.9% | +43.0% |
| 2006 | 55.6% | +21.1% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | +48.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 82.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.6%, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 82.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 85.1%, 97% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 32.1% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 45.9% | 55.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 82.5% | 82.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More health data for Burkina Faso
- 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 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.8681 % 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 0.0693 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7133 % 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): q4 in Burkina Faso?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Burkina Faso was 82.5% in 2010, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4?
- Burkina Faso ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2010.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4. 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.