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
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Tanzania, 1996–2016
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 24 Burkina Faso 95.7% compare
- 24 Zambia 95.7% compare
- 27 Kenya 93.1% compare
- 28 Uganda 92.9% compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 92.8% compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 13 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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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.