Births attended by skilled health staff in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Births attended by skilled health staff was 86.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff in Sierra Leone is 86.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 105.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Sierra Leone peaked at 86.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.1%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 125th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.1% | — |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +43.4% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | +36.7% |
| 2019 | 86.9% | +6.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 86.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.2%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 86.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.8% | 37.1% | 42.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 59.7% | 86.9% | 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 births attended by skilled health staff in Sierra Leone?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Sierra Leone was 86.9% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Sierra Leone ranks 125th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.