Figures checked 1 November 2026
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Nigerian states ranked by births in a health facility

All 36 states and the FCT, 2024. Highest: Imo at 97.0%. Lowest: Kebbi at 8.8%. Nigeria overall: 43.3%, from 41.0% in 2018.

What this measures: Share of live births in the five years before the survey that took place in a health facility.

Every state, 2024

Darker means higher · higher is better
Abia: 86.0%Adamawa: 41.6%Akwa Ibom: 38.6%Anambra: 83.2%Bauchi: 31.1%Benue: 59.0%Borno: 45.9%Bayelsa: 46.1%Cross River: 58.8%Delta: 83.0%Ebonyi: 79.4%Edo: 90.9%Ekiti: 81.7%Enugu: 92.6%FCT, Abuja: 81.3%Gombe: 48.5%Imo: 97.0%Jigawa: 21.4%Kaduna: 25.9%Kebbi: 8.8%Kano: 32.7%Kogi: 62.2%Katsina: 15.8%Kwara: 51.5%Lagos: 85.8%Nasarawa: 55.7%Niger: 30.2%Ogun: 83.3%Ondo: 83.2%Osun: 86.7%Oyo: 75.0%Plateau: 45.7%Rivers: 56.9%Sokoto: 12.5%Taraba: 33.0%Yobe: 32.1%Zamfara: 15.3%
8.8%–31.1%31.1%–45.9%45.9%–62.2%62.2%–83.2%83.2%–97.0%
  1. 1Imo97.0%
  2. 2Enugu92.6%
  3. 3Edo90.9%
  4. 4Osun86.7%
  5. 5Abia86.0%
  6. 6Lagos85.8%
  7. 7Ogun83.3%
  8. 8Ondo83.2%
  9. 9Anambra83.2%
  10. 10Delta83.0%
  11. 11Ekiti81.7%
  12. 12FCT, Abuja81.3%
  13. 13Ebonyi79.4%
  14. 14Oyo75.0%
  15. 15Kogi62.2%
  16. 16Benue59.0%
  17. 17Cross River58.8%
  18. 18Rivers56.9%
  19. 19Nasarawa55.7%
  20. 20Kwara51.5%
  21. 21Gombe48.5%
  22. 22Bayelsa46.1%
  23. 23Borno45.9%
  24. 24Plateau45.7%
  25. 25Adamawa41.6%
  26. 26Akwa Ibom38.6%
  27. 27Taraba33.0%
  28. 28Kano32.7%
  29. 29Yobe32.1%
  30. 30Bauchi31.1%
  31. 31Niger30.2%
  32. 32Kaduna25.9%
  33. 33Jigawa21.4%
  34. 34Katsina15.8%
  35. 35Zamfara15.3%
  36. 36Sokoto12.5%
  37. 37Kebbi8.8%

Black line: Nigeria overall, 43.3%.

Source: The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission · Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API) · RH_DELP_C_DHF · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · DHS-TERMS, no commercial reuse without permission

Change since 2018

26 of 37 states improved between the 2018 and 2024 surveys.

Most improved

  1. Delta58.6% → 83.0%+24.4 pts
  2. Ebonyi56.3% → 79.4%+23.1 pts
  3. FCT, Abuja61.5% → 81.3%+19.8 pts
  4. Bayelsa26.6% → 46.1%+19.5 pts
  5. Gombe30.2% → 48.5%+18.3 pts
Every state: 2024 value and rank, 2018 value and rank, and the change
RankState20242018ChangeRank change
1Imo97.0%93.5%+3.5 ptssame
2Enugu92.6%81.0%+11.6 pts▲ 4
3Edo90.9%75.9%+15.0 pts▲ 4
4Osun86.7%91.7%−5.0 pts▼ 2
5Abia86.0%91.2%−5.2 pts▼ 2
6Lagos85.8%73.8%+12.0 pts▲ 3
7Ogun83.3%74.0%+9.3 pts▲ 1
8Ondo83.2%81.8%+1.4 pts▼ 3
9Anambra83.2%88.4%−5.2 pts▼ 5
10Delta83.0%58.6%+24.4 pts▲ 5
11Ekiti81.7%73.1%+8.6 pts▼ 1
12FCT, Abuja81.3%61.5%+19.8 pts▲ 2
13Ebonyi79.4%56.3%+23.1 pts▲ 4
14Oyo75.0%71.0%+4.0 pts▼ 2
15Kogi62.2%71.2%−9.0 pts▼ 4
16Benue59.0%70.6%−11.6 pts▼ 3
17Cross River58.8%54.8%+4.0 pts▲ 2
18Rivers56.9%46.4%+10.5 pts▲ 4
19Nasarawa55.7%56.1%−0.4 pts▼ 1
20Kwara51.5%56.8%−5.3 pts▼ 4
21Gombe48.5%30.2%+18.3 pts▲ 4
22Bayelsa46.1%26.6%+19.5 pts▲ 6
23Borno45.9%32.4%+13.5 ptssame
24Plateau45.7%47.9%−2.2 pts▼ 4
25Adamawa41.6%47.6%−6.0 pts▼ 4
26Akwa Ibom38.6%28.5%+10.1 ptssame
27Taraba33.0%31.4%+1.6 pts▼ 3
28Kano32.7%20.1%+12.6 pts▲ 3
29Yobe32.1%18.9%+13.2 pts▲ 3
30Bauchi31.1%23.8%+7.3 pts▼ 1
31Niger30.2%28.4%+1.8 pts▼ 4
32Kaduna25.9%17.2%+8.7 pts▲ 2
33Jigawa21.4%21.8%−0.4 pts▼ 3
34Katsina15.8%17.3%−1.5 pts▼ 1
35Zamfara15.3%12.0%+3.3 ptssame
36Sokoto12.5%9.4%+3.1 ptssame
37Kebbi8.8%8.6%+0.2 ptssame

Rank 1 is the highest value. Survey figures are estimates from a sample of households, so small differences between states may not be meaningful.

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Full history and definition: Births delivered in a health facility (%).