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

India: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 was 97.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
97.8%
World rank
13th
of 36 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2021
All-time low
71.0%
in 1993
Years of data
5
1993–2021

Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in India, 1993–2021

0204060801001993200720211993: 71 highest1999: 74.4 highest2006: 84.9 highest2016: 96 highest2021: 97.8 highest

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

Analysis

In 2021, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in India stood at 97.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in India peaked at 97.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 1993.

That places India 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in India, 1993 to 2021.
Year highest Change
1993 71.0%
1999 74.4% +4.8%
2006 84.9% +14.1%
2016 96.0% +13.1%
2021 97.8% +1.9%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 97.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 72.7% 71.0% 74.4% 2
2000s 84.9% 84.9% 84.9% 1
2010s 96.0% 96.0% 96.0% 1
2020s 97.8% 97.8% 97.8% 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 10 Dominican Republic 98.2% compare
  2. 11 Cameroon 98.1% compare
  3. 12 Jordan 97.9% compare
  4. 14 Egypt 97.4% compare
  5. 15 Zimbabwe 97.0% compare
  6. 16 Malawi 96.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in India?
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in India was 97.8% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2021.
What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 1993.
How does India rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5?
India ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2021.
Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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
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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.