Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of reproductive age women by place of delivery in low- and middle-income countries; (N = 335,565)

Women’s age in years

15–24

15,975 (15.94)

84,234 (84.06)

25–34

27,432 (15.36)

151,109 (84.64)

34–49

12,182 (21.44)

44, 633 (78.56)

Highest educational level

No education

22,849 (30.76)

51,431 (69.24)

Primary

16,469 (23.96)

52,256 (76.04)

Secondary

14,821 (10.14)

131,337 (89.86)

Higher

1450 (3.12)

44,952 (96.88)

Marital status

Currently in union

1397 (14.52)

8,224 (85.48)

Never in union

51,621 (16.41)

263,001 (83.59)

Formerly in union

2570 (22.78)

8,751 (77.30)

HH wealth status

Poorest

19,861 (29.13)

48,313 (70.87)

Poorer

14,561 (20.99)

54,810 (79.01)

Middle

10,863 (15.87)

57,598(84.13)

Richer

7215 (10.67)

60,430 (89.33)

Richest

3089 (4.99)

58,826 (95.01)

Sex of household head

Male

46,223 (16.60)

232,212 (83.40)

Female

9366 (16.39)

47,764 (83.61)

Total children ever born

Uni-para

9444 (9.50)

89,936 (90.84)

Multi-para

30,155 (16.16)

156,499 (83.84)

Grand-para

15,990 (32.28)

33,541 (67.72)

Health insurance covered

Yes

4560 (7.18)

58,917 (92.82)

No

46,227 (18.40)

204,963 (81.60)

Had media exposure

Yes

31,057 (12.51)

217,228 (87.49)

No

24,495 (28.10)

62,667 (71.90)

Pregnancy was wanted

Then

44,761 (15.90)

236,820 (84.10)

Later

6461 (18.39)

28,678 (81.61)

No more

4360 (23.16)

14,465 (76.84)

Number of ANC visit

1–3

26,462 (23.99)

83,848 (76.01)

4 and above

29,127 (12.93)

196,128 (87.07)

Community level factors

 Place of residence

Urban

10,134 (8.94)

103,177 (91.06)

Rural

45,455 (20.45)

176,799 (79.55)

 Distance to health facility

No problem

32,126 (13.37)

208,181 (86.63)

Big problem

23,397 (24.94)

70,421 (75.06)

 Region

Sub-Saharan Africa

20,993 (23.79)

67,236 (76.21)

South and Eastern Europe and the Caribbean

7847 (33.43)

15,627 (66.57)

Central/western Asia and the Oceania

2440 (12.58)

16,951 (87.42)

South and Southeast Asia

24,309 (11.89)

180,162 (88.11)

 Countries income status

Low income

9523 (22.56)

32,698 (77.44)

Lower-middle income

40,475 (15.39)

222,542 (84.61)

Upper-middle income

5590 (18.43)

24,735 (81.57)