Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Tanzania
Tanzania: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 was 78.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Tanzania, 1996–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Tanzania is 78.9%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Tanzania peaked at 78.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 1999.
That places Tanzania 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 51.1% | — |
| 1999 | 45.6% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +11.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 78.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.6%, 89% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 78.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.2%, 87% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.4% | 45.6% | 51.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 62.1% | 78.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 Tanzania?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Tanzania was 78.9% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 1999.
- How does Tanzania rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4?
- Tanzania ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.