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

Tanzania: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 was 95.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
95.3%
World rank
26th
of 36 countries
All-time high
95.3%
in 2016
All-time low
78.5%
in 1996
Years of data
6
1996–2016

Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Tanzania, 1996–2016

0204060801001996200620161996: 78.5 highest1999: 83.2 highest2005: 88.1 highest2010: 88.1 highest2012: 91.8 highest2016: 95.3 highest

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

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 95.3% for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Tanzania peaked at 95.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.5%, in 1996.

Tanzania ranks 26th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 (highest) in Tanzania, 1996 to 2016.
Year highest Change
1996 78.5%
1999 83.2% +6.0%
2005 88.1% +5.9%
2010 88.1% +0.0%
2012 91.8% +4.2%
2016 95.3% +3.8%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 95.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.7%, 100% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 95.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.8% 78.5% 83.2% 2
2000s 88.1% 88.1% 88.1% 1
2010s 91.7% 88.1% 95.3% 3

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 24 Burkina Faso 95.7% compare
  2. 24 Zambia 95.7% compare
  3. 27 Kenya 93.1% compare
  4. 28 Uganda 92.9% compare
  5. 29 Sierra Leone 92.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Tanzania?
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Tanzania was 95.3% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 78.5% in 1996.
How does Tanzania rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5?
Tanzania ranks 26th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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
Last refreshed

Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.