Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Guinea
Guinea: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 was 87.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Guinea, 1999–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 87.1% for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Guinea peaked at 92.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 1999.
Guinea ranks 31st of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.0% | — |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 92.1% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 87.1% | -5.4% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 87.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.7%, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 87.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 90% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 69.0% | 69.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 81.0% | 92.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 28 Uganda 92.9% compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 92.8% compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 91.3% compare
- 32 Ethiopia 86.5% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 80.1% compare
- 34 Nigeria 79.5% compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Guinea?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Guinea was 87.1% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5?
- Guinea ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.