Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 was 80.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Sierra Leone, 2005–2017
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Sierra Leone is 80.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 119.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Sierra Leone peaked at 80.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2008.
Sierra Leone ranks 19th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37.6% | — |
| 2008 | 36.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | +75.0% |
| 2013 | 58.1% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 36.7% | 37.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 58.1% | 80.6% | 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)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- 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): q3 in Sierra Leone?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Sierra Leone was 80.6% 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): q3 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2008.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3?
- Sierra Leone ranks 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.5%. 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): Q3. 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).