Demographic and Health Surveys Methodology - Measure DHS

DELIVERY CAREPLACE OF DELIVERYStatistics: Percent Distribution of Live Births by Place of DeliveryDefinitionA. Coverage:Population base: Live births to interviewed women who had one or more births in the five yearspreceding the survey.B. Numerators: Numbers of live births distributed according to whether the delivery took place in apublic health facility, private health facility, at home, or in another place.C. Denominator: Number of live births in the last five years.CalculationFor percents, 100 times the quotient of the numerators divided by the same denominator.Handling of Missing ValuesIncluded in distribution.Notes and ConsiderationsPercent distribution adds up to 100 percent.Guide to DHS Statistics 105 Updated September 2006