Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Kenya
Kenya: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 was 93.1% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Kenya, 1993–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 93.1% for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Kenya peaked at 93.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 1993.
That places Kenya 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 73.7% | — |
| 1998 | 78.3% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 74.3% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | +15.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 93.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.7%, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 93.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 97% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.0% | 73.7% | 78.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 74.3% | 80.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 24 Burkina Faso 95.7% compare
- 24 Zambia 95.7% compare
- 26 Tanzania 95.3% compare
- 28 Uganda 92.9% compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 92.8% compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 91.3% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 Kenya?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Kenya was 93.1% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 1993.
- How does Kenya rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5?
- Kenya ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2014.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.