Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 was 96.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Sierra Leone is 96.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Sierra Leone peaked at 96.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 21st out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): Q5 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.0% | — |
| 2005 | 82.6% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +5.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 96.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 95.5%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 96.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.9%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.3% | 71.0% | 82.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 85.0% | 96.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
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): q5 in Sierra Leone?
- Assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 in Sierra Leone was 96.8% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5?
- Sierra Leone ranks 21st out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is assistance during delivery (any skilled personnel) (% of births): q5 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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): Q5 (highest). 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.