Table 1 Percentage distribution of live births according to selected background characteristics, Nigeria, 1990 – 2013

Region

North West

30.3

30.2

27.9

31.6

North East

9.7

24.8

23.0

20.9

North Central

14.4

16.8

17.6

14.6

South East

13.1

8.7

8.5

8.8

South South

9.9

9.3

11.5

11.9

South West

22.6

10.2

11.5

12.2

Residence

Rural

65.2

65.0

73.5

67.3

Urban

34.8

35.0

26.5

32.7

Maternal education

None

58.6

50.5

50.5

47.0

Primary

26.4

24.3

22.8

20.3

Secondary and higher

15.0

25.2

26.7

32.7

Marital status

Currently married/in union

96.2

94.5

95.5

95.2

Not currently married

3.8

5.5

4.5

4.8

Sex of baby

Male

49.5

49.1

49.1

50.7

Female

50.5

50.9

50.9

49.3

Household water source

improved

65.5

28.1

47.9

55.0

not improved

26.8

71.9

52.1

45.0

Household toilet facility

improved

72.3

71.3

63.2

48.5

not improved

27.7

28.7

36.8

51.5

Maternity Characteristics

Antenatal care

57.9

60.5

49.6

58.1

Skilled delivery

37.9

37.4

34.8

34.9

Tetanus toxoide injection in pregnancy

54.1

53.7

51.5

60.2

Mode of delivery

CS- delivery

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.9

Non-CS delivery

97.6

98.3

98.5

98.1

Size of baby at birth

Large

31.7

42.4

47.0

43.6

Average

52.5

43.3

38.3

40.4

Small

15.8

14.3

14.7

16.0

Place of delivery

Health facility

40.0

34.9

31.2

36.1

Home

60.0

64.7

67.3

63.9

Birth order

1

18.1

20.7

19.2

19.9

2 and 3

31.6

31.7

32.9

32.2

4+

50.3

47.6

47.9

47.9

Birth interval

first births

18.1

20.7

19.2

19.9

< =24 months

25.5

21.6

21.7

26.5

above 24 months

56.4

57.7

59.1

73.5

Maternal age

<20 years

14.2

15.3

13.6

12.5

20 - 35 years

73.4

71.6

72.4

73.4

36 years and above

12.4

13.2

13.9

14.1