Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 was 5.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2019, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Sierra Leone stood at 5.2%.
The figure is down 35.8% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Sierra Leone peaked at 8.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2008.
That places Sierra Leone 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): Q4 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2005 | 2.1% | -40.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -38.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +76.9% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +30.4% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +170.0% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -35.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.3% | 8.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Sierra Leone?
- Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 in Sierra Leone was 5.2% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4?
- Sierra Leone ranks 38th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is assistance during delivery (doctor) (% of births): q4 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. 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 Assistance during delivery (doctor) (% 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.