Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Nepal
Nepal: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 was 87.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Nepal, 1996–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2019, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Nepal stood at 87.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Nepal peaked at 87.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1996.
That places Nepal 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +71.0% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +128.3% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +90.5% |
| 2011 | 56.2% | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 73.2% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +19.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 87.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.2%, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 10.6% | 24.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 46.1% | 87.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Nepal?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Nepal was 87.6% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1996.
- How does Nepal rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4?
- Nepal ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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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Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.