Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 was 86.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
86.5%
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
32nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
86.5%
in 2019
All-time low
22.9%
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2019

Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Ethiopia, 2000–2019

204060802000200920192000: 22.9 highest2005: 27 highest2011: 49.1 highest2016: 77.4 highest2019: 86.5 highest

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.

Analysis

In 2019, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Ethiopia stood at 86.5%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 76.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Ethiopia peaked at 86.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2000.

That places Ethiopia 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2019.
Year highest Change
2000 22.9%
2005 27.0% +17.9%
2011 49.1% +81.9%
2016 77.4% +57.6%
2019 86.5% +11.8%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 86.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.7%, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 86.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 95.7%, 90% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.9% 22.9% 27.0% 2
2010s 71.0% 49.1% 86.5% 3

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 29 Sierra Leone 92.8% compare
  2. 30 Cote d'Ivoire 91.3% compare
  3. 31 Guinea 87.1% compare
  4. 33 Bangladesh 80.1% compare
  5. 34 Nigeria 79.5% compare
  6. 35 Haiti 78.3% compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Ethiopia?
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Ethiopia was 86.5% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2000.
How does Ethiopia rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5?
Ethiopia ranks 32nd out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
36 places, 223 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.