Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 was 85.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Sierra Leone, 2005–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Sierra Leone is 85.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 272.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Sierra Leone peaked at 85.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.3% | — |
| 2008 | 22.9% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | +129.7% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 78.2% | +47.3% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | +9.2% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 85.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.3%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 85.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 72.8%, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 20.3% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 52.6% | 85.4% | 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 place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Sierra Leone?
- Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 in Sierra Leone was 85.4% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3?
- Sierra Leone ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2019.
- Is place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): q3 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.9%. 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 Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Place of delivery (Births at health facility): Percentage of live births in the three years preceding the survey which took place at health facility.