Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 was 79.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Nigeria, 1990–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Nigeria is 79.5%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Nigeria peaked at 85.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.5% | — |
| 2003 | 81.2% | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 78.6% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 79.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +1.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 79.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.7%, 83% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 79.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 83% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.5% | 70.5% | 70.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 79.7% | 78.6% | 81.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.0% | 78.4% | 85.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Nigeria?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Nigeria was 79.5% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5?
- Nigeria ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2018.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.