Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 was 89.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Cameroon is 89.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Cameroon peaked at 89.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2006.
That places Cameroon 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.0% | — |
| 1998 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +32.9% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 89.3% | +1.1% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 89.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.6%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 89.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.2%, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.3% | 79.0% | 79.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 65.6% | 84.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 87.2% | 89.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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): q4 in Cameroon?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Cameroon was 89.3% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.