Gallup Pakistan, as part of its Big Data Analysis initiative, is looking at the place of delivery statistics among women in Pakistan. This data is part of a dashboard hosted by the \u2018National Institute of Population Studies\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The current edition looks at data from the National Institute of Population Studies Dashboard, which can be found\u00a0<\/a>HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Today\u2019s topic is \u201cPlace of delivery\u201d <\/strong>from the National Institute of Population Studies Dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The dataset looks at the percent distribution of live births in the 5 years preceding the survey by place of delivery and percentage delivered in a health facility, according to background characteristics, Pakistan DHS 2017-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. <\/strong>Education and Wealth:\u00a0The percentage of children born in private facilities has a positive relationship with the mother\u2019s education and wealth level, with the majority of those with the highest level of education (65.1%) and from the highest wealth quintile (63.4%) reporting giving birth in a private facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. <\/strong>At-home Births: 28.8% of women reported giving birth at home between 2015-2019. The highest at-home births were recorded among women from Balochistan (48.8%), followed by those from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (35.5%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Demographic Differential:<\/strong>\u00a0At-home births show a negative relationship with mothers\u2019 education and wealth \u2013 a majority of women with no education (41.6%) and those from the lowest wealth quintile (53.9%) reported giving birth at home between 2015-2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n