Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 was 76.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Sierra Leone, 2005–2017
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 76.7% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 118.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Sierra Leone peaked at 76.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2005.
Sierra Leone ranks 16th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.2% | — |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | +58.8% |
| 2013 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 34.2% | 35.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 55.7% | 76.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Sierra Leone?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Sierra Leone was 76.7% in 2017, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2?
- Sierra Leone ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of most recent births in last 2 years attended by any skilled health personnel (women age 18-49 at the time of the survey). Definition of skilled varies by country and survey but always includes doctor, nurse, midwife and auxiliary midwife).