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
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Ethiopia, 2000–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 22.9% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 49.1% | 86.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 29 Sierra Leone 92.8% compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 91.3% compare
- 31 Guinea 87.1% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 80.1% compare
- 34 Nigeria 79.5% compare
- 35 Haiti 78.3% compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % 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): 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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About this data
Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.