Births attended by skilled health personnel in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 86.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health personnel in Sierra Leone is 86.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 106.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Sierra Leone peaked at 86.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 136th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.0% | — |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | +45.2% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | +36.0% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7% | 37.0% | 42.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 72.4% | 60.0% | 86.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Sierra Leone?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Sierra Leone was 86.9% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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