Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 was 96.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Rwanda, 1992–2020
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 96.7% for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Rwanda peaked at 96.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 27.2% | — |
| 2000 | 21.3% | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +34.7% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +81.2% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +56.9% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | +3.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 96.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.6%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 96.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 85.1%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2% | 27.2% | 27.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 21.3% | 52.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 81.6% | 93.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 1 |
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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): q4 in Rwanda?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Rwanda was 96.7% in 2020, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4?
- Rwanda ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2020.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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): 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.