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Table 5 Observed and expected proportion of health facility delivery for 29 sub-Saharan African countries

From: Health facility delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: successes, challenges, and implications for the 2030 development agenda

Characteristics

Health facility delivery

Ratio (3) = (1) / (2)

Observed (1)

Expected (2)

Wealth index

  Lowest

15.0

14.3

1.05

  Second

18.5

17.9

1.03

  Third

21.8

20.9

1.04

  Fourth

27.2

26.2

1.04

  Highest

35.9

35.6

1.01

Residence

  Rural

17.6

17.2

1.02

 Urban

35.1

35.2

1.00

Mother’s education

 None

13.6

13.4

1.01

 At least primary

31.2

30.3

1.03

Community women’s education

 Low

19.8

20.0

0.99

  Medium

21.8

22.0

0.99

 High

25.4

23.9

1.06

Number of antenatal care visits

 None

9.6

9.6

1.00

 At least once

68.6

68.3

1.00

Mother’s age at birth

< 20

15.6

15.7

0.99

  20–24

20.3

19.9

1.02

 25–29

24.3

23.7

1.03

  30+

30.4

30.1

1.01

Birth order

  1

22.5

22.0

1.02

  2–3

22.1

21.4

1.03

  4+

22.3

22.5

0.99

Round of survey period

  Earliest

15.8

16.2

0.98

  Latest

24.6

24.6

1.00

Region

 Western Africa

19.4

19.8

0.98

  Middle Africa

32.8

32.7

1.00

  Eastern Africa

20.3

20.7

0.98

  Southern Africa

30.1

29.4

1.02

All deliveries

22.3

21.9

1.02