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

Latest (2017)
80.6%
World rank
19th
of 33 countries
All-time high
80.6%
in 2017
All-time low
36.7%
in 2008
Years of data
5
2005–2017

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Sierra Leone, 2005–2017

0204060802005201120172005: 37.62008: 36.72010: 64.32013: 58.12017: 80.6

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

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Sierra Leone, 2005 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.2% 36.7% 37.6% 2
2010s 67.7% 58.1% 80.6% 3

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 16 Benin 82.7% compare
  2. 17 Cameroon 81.8% compare
  3. 18 Zimbabwe 80.7% compare
  4. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 79.8% compare
  5. 21 Guatemala 79.1% compare
  6. 22 Ghana 78.2% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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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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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 202 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

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).