Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 97.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 97.9% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Sierra Leone peaked at 97.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 24th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.9% | — |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 86.9% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +0.5% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 97.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 86.2%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 97.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.2%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6% | 67.9% | 86.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 93.0% | 97.9% | 5 |
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 pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Sierra Leone?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Sierra Leone was 97.9% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Sierra Leone ranks 24th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.