Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 was 93.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 93.4% for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Sierra Leone peaked at 93.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 47.9%, in 2008.
That places Sierra Leone 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.5% | — |
| 2005 | 49.9% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 47.9% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +49.9% |
| 2013 | 70.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 93.4% | +9.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 93.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 86.7%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 93.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1% | 47.9% | 52.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 70.6% | 93.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 94.4% compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 93.9% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.7% compare
- 20 Senegal 93.0% compare
- 21 Malawi 92.9% compare
- 22 Lesotho 92.7% 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 assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Sierra Leone?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 in Sierra Leone was 93.4% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.9% in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4?
- Sierra Leone ranks 19th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Assistance during delivery (Assisted births): Percentage of live births in the three (one, two) years preceding the survey attended by any skilled personnel and by a doctor. 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.