Descriptive statistics, Zambia DHS (2013–14) and SARA (2010)
| Study sample unweighted | Original dataset weighted | |
| % of births | % of births (DHS) | |
| Facility delivery | 73.9 | 67.6 |
| Affordability barrier Two poorest wealth quintiles | 47.7 | 47.8 |
| Cognitive barrier Birth order 1+ | 81.5 | 74.7 |
| Psychosocial barrier Birth order 6+ | 25.3 | 16.3 |
| % of births | % of facilities (SARA) | |
| Geographic barrier No health facility within 5 km | 33.9 | |
| No health facility within 10 km | 21.3 | |
| Availability barrier No midwife | 55.9 | |
| No midwife within 5 km | 48.9 | |
| No midwife within 10 km | 38.6 | |
| Quality of care barrier Not CEMONC | 95.1 | |
| No CEMONC within 5 km | 72.4 | |
| No CEMONC within 10 km | 57.9 |
CEMONC, Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care; DHS, Demographic Health Survey; SARA, Service Availability and Readiness Assessment.