Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Zambia
Zambia: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 was 91.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Zambia, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Zambia recorded 91.9% for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Zambia peaked at 91.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1996.
Zambia ranks 18th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 65.6% | — |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 72.6% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 91.9% | +4.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 91.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.6%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 91.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.2%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.6% | 65.6% | 65.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 68.1% | 72.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 87.7% | 91.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Zambia?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 in Zambia was 91.9% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4?
- Zambia ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.