Health · Western Africa

Sierra Leone Skilled Birth Attendance

86.9%as of 2019Reported+6.5% vs 2017

Share of live births attended by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2019 · World Bank

History

most recent 7 periods · World Bank
PeriodSkilled Birth Attendance
201986.9%
201781.6%
201359.7%
201060.8%
200842.4%
200540%
200037.1%

Skilled Birth Attendance across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountrySkilled Birth AttendancePeriod
Nigeria50.7%2022
Kenya70.2%2016
South Africa96.7%2016
Egypt97.1%2021
Ghana78.9%2018
Ethiopia49.8%2019

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