Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 was 2.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Sierra Leone is 2.4%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 60.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Sierra Leone peaked at 7.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2013.
That places Sierra Leone 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -71.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -27.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +81.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -69.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +60.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.7%, 52% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.8%, 35% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.6% | 7.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 35 Côte d'Ivoire 2.8% compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 2.5% compare
- 36 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.5% compare
- 39 Mozambique 2.2% compare
- 40 Benin 2.0% compare
- 41 Mali 1.5% compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Sierra Leone?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Sierra Leone was 2.4% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2?
- Sierra Leone ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Antenatal care: Percentage of women with one or more live births in the three (one, two) years preceding the survey who have received at least one antenatal care during pregnancy before the most recent birth from any skilled personnel and from a doctor. If the respondent mentioned more than one provider, only the most qualified provider is considered. The DHS surveys refer births in the three years preceding the survey, the MICS2 surveys refer births in the one year preceding the survey, and the MICS3 surveys refer births in the two years preceding the survey.