Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) (%) by country
Countries reporting
125
Highest
100.0%
Brunei Darussalam
Lowest
27.2%
Chad
Median
97.3%
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,794
What the numbers show
Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births) (%) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Brunei Darussalam; the lowest is 27.2% in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 97.3%, and the mean is 89.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 40 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 379.8%), and the largest decrease in Mozambique (down 6.2%).
Proportion of births delivered in a health facility (Facility births): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 100.0% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 100.0% | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Korea | 100.0% | 2021 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2017 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 6 | Romania | 99.9% | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 99.9% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | China | 99.9% | 2018 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 99.9% | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 7 | Finland | 99.9% | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 99.9% | 2018 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Mongolia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 7 | Qatar | 99.9% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Botswana | 99.8% | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Cuba | 99.8% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 99.8% | 2017 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Japan | 99.8% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Serbia | 99.8% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 99.8% | 2012 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Bahrain | 99.7% | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Fiji | 99.7% | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 99.7% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 20 | Malta | 99.7% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Chile | 99.6% | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Ireland | 99.6% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 24 | Jordan | 99.6% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 99.6% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 28 | Singapore | 99.5% | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 28 | Thailand | 99.5% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Georgia | 99.4% | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | Italy | 99.4% | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 32 | Cyprus | 99.3% | 2019 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 33 | Bahamas | 99.2% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Kuwait | 99.2% | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Norway | 99.2% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Estonia | 99.1% | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 99.1% | 2019 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 99.1% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 39 | Dominica | 99.0% | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 99.0% | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 39 | El Salvador | 99.0% | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 39 | Uruguay | 99.0% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 43 | Brazil | 98.9% | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 98.9% | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 45 | Australia | 98.8% | 2021 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 46 | Palau | 98.7% | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 47 | Algeria | 98.6% | 2019 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 98.6% | 2018 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 47 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 98.6% | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | United States of America | 98.5% | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 51 | Barbados | 98.2% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 52 | Austria | 98.1% | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 52 | Latvia | 98.1% | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 54 | Tunisia | 98.0% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 55 | Argentina | 97.8% | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 55 | Canada | 97.8% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 55 | Cambodia | 97.8% | 2022 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 58 | France | 97.6% | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 58 | Jamaica | 97.6% | 2016 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 58 | Paraguay | 97.6% | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 61 | Portugal | 97.3% | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 61 | Türkiye | 97.3% | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 63 | Colombia | 97.3% | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 64 | Iceland | 97.1% | 2020 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 65 | Malawi | 96.7% | 2020 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 66 | Denmark | 96.4% | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 67 | Germany | 96.3% | 2021 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 67 | Ecuador | 96.3% | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 96.3% | 2022 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 67 | Viet Nam | 96.3% | 2021 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 71 | New Zealand | 95.8% | 2021 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 95.4% | 2019 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 72 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 95.4% | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 74 | Egypt | 94.7% | 2021 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 75 | Bhutan | 94.5% | 2019 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 75 | Maldives | 94.5% | 2017 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 94.2% | 2021 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 77 | Guyana | 94.2% | 2018 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 79 | Peru | 93.3% | 2022 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 80 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 93.1% | 2022 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 80 | Rwanda | 93.1% | 2020 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Mexico | 93.0% | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 83 | Senegal | 92.3% | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 84 | Belize | 92.1% | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 85 | Honduras | 92.0% | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 86 | Panama | 91.5% | 2021 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 91.2% | 2018 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 88 | Benin | 90.6% | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 89 | India | 88.6% | 2021 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 90 | Philippines | 88.4% | 2022 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 91 | Kenya | 88.1% | 2022 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 92 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 87.1% | 2006 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 93 | Iraq | 86.6% | 2018 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 94 | Ghana | 86.2% | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 95 | Morocco | 86.1% | 2018 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 85.5% | 2019 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 97 | Lesotho | 85.3% | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 98 | Zambia | 83.8% | 2019 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 99 | Gambia | 83.7% | 2020 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 83.4% | 2019 | up 239.0% | rising |
| 101 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 81.2% | 2022 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | 80.9% | 2021 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 103 | Indonesia | 80.4% | 2020 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 104 | Togo | 80.0% | 2017 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 105 | Nepal | 79.4% | 2022 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 78.2% | 2023 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Syrian Arab Republic | 78.2% | 2009 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 108 | Uganda | 73.4% | 2016 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 109 | Guatemala | 71.0% | 2021 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 110 | Mauritania | 70.0% | 2021 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 110 | Pakistan | 70.0% | 2020 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 112 | Haiti | 67.3% | 2021 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 113 | Cameroon | 67.0% | 2019 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 114 | Mali | 66.8% | 2018 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 115 | Afghanistan | 66.3% | 2023 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 64.8% | 2022 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Mozambique | 64.6% | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 118 | Papua New Guinea | 54.7% | 2018 | up 27.2% | falling |
| 119 | Guinea | 52.6% | 2018 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 120 | Nigeria | 49.0% | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 121 | Ethiopia | 47.5% | 2019 | up 379.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Yemen | 46.9% | 2023 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 123 | Niger | 44.6% | 2021 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Madagascar | 38.5% | 2021 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 125 | Chad | 27.2% | 2019 | up 72.2% | rising |