Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Uganda
Uganda: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 was 92.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Uganda, 1995–2016
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 92.9% for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Uganda peaked at 92.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 65.7%, in 1995.
That places Uganda 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 65.7% | — |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.4% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 92.9% | +3.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 92.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.7%, 97% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 92.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 95.7%, 97% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 65.7% | 65.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 77.5% | 77.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 89.4% | 92.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 26 Tanzania 95.3% compare
- 27 Kenya 93.1% compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 92.8% compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 91.3% compare
- 31 Guinea 87.1% compare
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 in Uganda was 92.9% in 2016, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.7% in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5?
- Uganda ranks 28th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.