Health in Sierra Leone 1,333 indicators covering health for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 97.9% 2019 up 12.7% 24th Generalist medical practitioners 1,106 2022 up 1,300.0% 79th Average of 13 International Health Regulations core capacity scores 69.56 2017 up 266.1% 99th New cases: pulmonary smear-negative 2,610 2012 up 185.2% 46th Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV needing 6,200 2025 up 8.8% 22nd 3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected 0.8952 2022 up 27.3% 14th Average death rate due to natural disasters 12.5 2015 up 24,096.9% 28th Total number of notified TB cases 12,721 2014 up 117.0% 49th Estimated number of pregnant women living with HIV 100 2025 up 78.6% 1st Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 11.5 2024 down 55.8% 53rd New cases: pulmonary smear unknown/not done 1,631 2012 up 280.2% 14th Smear-positive tuberculosis treatment-success rate 88.0% 2011 up 10.0% 41st Share of one year olds who received the rotavirus vaccine 88 2024 up 66.0% 32nd Contraceptive prevalence, any method 24.3% 2019 up 138.2% 52nd Number of presumed malaria cases 117,023 2024 up 35.7% 16th Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 23.9% 2019 up 191.5% 44th Number of indigenous malaria cases 1.91 million 2024 up 28.8% 25th Number of confirmed malaria cases 1.91 million 2024 up 28.8% 25th Total number of malaria cases 2.03 million 2024 up 29.2% 25th Retreatment cases: treatment after default 186 2012 up 80.6% 40th Yellow fever vaccine (YFV) immunization coverage among 1-year olds 85.0% 2025 up 9.0% 7th Number of indigenous P. falciparum malaria cases 1.91 million 2024 up 28.8% 24th Number of suspected malaria cases 3.49 million 2024 up 49.3% 30th Retreatment cases: other 0 2009 down 100.0% 123rd Retreatment cases: treatment after failure 94 2012 up 184.8% 54th Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 74,151 2024 up 96.1% 35th Unmet need for contraception 24.8% 2019 down 12.7% 9th Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 147,791 2024 up 97.0% 56th Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 1,900 2015 down 9.5% 120th Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 661,767 2022 — 70th Antenatal care attendees who were positive for syphilis (%), reported 0.8% 2022 up 7,900.0% 50th Height-for-age <-2 SD 26.26 2021 down 19.6% 29th Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits 78.8% 2019 up 40.5% 57th Weight-for-age <-2 SD 11.98 2021 down 35.3% 38th Number of reported deaths from cholera 32 2013 down 23.8% 10th Domestic Expenditure on Malaria 0 2024 down 100.0% 75th Exclusive breastfeeding 54.0% 2019 up 419.2% 26th Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using culture 0 2014 down 100.0% 141st Number of malaria positive cases by rapid diagnostic test 1.84 million 2024 up 27.1% 23rd Laboratories providing tuberculosis diagnostic services using sputum 2.7 2014 up 170.0% 22nd Weight-for-height >+2 SD 2.81 2021 up 95.2% 68th Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 2 Coverage 77 2023 down 22.2% 29th Congenital syphilis number of cases, reported 2,144 2024 down 2.3% 4th Vitamin A Supplementation, Semester 1 Coverage 79 2023 down 20.2% 26th Malaria ITN use: Population in malaria-endemic areas who slept under 74.0% 2024 up 23.8% 3rd Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 2.84 million 2024 up 30.7% 26th تغطية بجرعتين من فيتامين أ 77 2023 down 22.2% 23rd Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits 78.8% 2019 up 40.5% 21st Average cost of tuberculosis treatment multi drug resistant 369 2024 down 64.0% 88th Congenital syphilis rate per 100 000 live births, reported 878.61 2024 down 14.0% 2nd Nursing personnel 84.8% 2020 down 5.8% 46th Health worker distribution, by sex and type of occupation 84.8% 2020 down 5.8% 46th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 37.5% 2017 up 23.5% 80th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 47.5% 2017 up 28.6% 82nd People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 56.6% 2017 up 27.2% 85th People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 70.3% 2017 up 21.0% 83rd People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 82.5% 2017 up 11.5% 91st People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 3.5% 2017 up 48.0% 89th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 5.4% 2017 up 41.7% 89th People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 10.8% 2017 up 39.6% 90th ← Previous Page 19 of 23 Next →