Health in Sierra Leone

1,333 indicators covering health for Sierra Leone.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 18.9% 2017 up 30.3% 90th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 37.1% 2017 up 14.7% 92nd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 40.4% 2017 up 2.1% 32nd
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 30.3% 2017 up 4.2% 26th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 20.9% 2017 up 6.0% 24th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 9.4% 2017 down 10.7% 14th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 1.4% 2017 down 36.1% 12th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 34.1% 2017 up 11.7% 81st
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 41.3% 2017 up 22.5% 80th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 45.1% 2017 up 13.1% 81st
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 51.9% 2017 up 11.7% 83rd
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 62.9% 2017 up 12.3% 85th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 66.0% 2017 up 22.8% 86th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 71.2% 2017 up 7.9% 92nd
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 75.3% 2017 up 7.0% 95th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 78.2% 2017 up 9.0% 97th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 85.4% 2017 up 10.2% 96th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 2.6% 2017 down 16.5% 89th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 3.4% 2017 down 14.1% 89th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 4.8% 2017 down 16.8% 89th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 8.7% 2017 down 8.1% 88th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural) 18.2% 2017 up 1.3% 90th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 11.2% 2017 up 86.9% 88th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 17.8% 2017 up 44.2% 86th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 23.4% 2017 up 46.4% 87th
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 28.1% 2017 up 30.4% 93rd
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) 55.7% 2017 up 19.7% 94th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q1 42.3% 2017 up 1.0% 36th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q2 37.0% 2017 up 10.0% 29th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q3 29.3% 2017 up 12.9% 28th
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q4 23.3% 2017 up 14.3% 22nd
People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population): Q5 13.6% 2017 up 11.1% 17th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q1 21.3% 2017 up 8.6% 19th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q2 10.5% 2017 up 50.1% 13th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q3 3.3% 2017 up 11.5% 14th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q4 1.8% 2017 up 10.7% 9th
People practicing open defecation, urban (% of urban population): Q5 0.2% 2017 down 79.8% 17th
Antenatal care attendees positive for syphilis who received treatment 40.0% 2024 down 60.0% 75th
Prevalence of syphilis 0.8% 2022 up 8,400.0% 47th
Sales of beer in 1000s hectolitres 300 2009 up 38.2% 31st
Population 0-24 62.3% 2011 down 0.7% 23rd
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 98.7% 2019 up 17.6% 3rd
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 98.9% 2019 up 18.0% 3rd
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 98.8% 2019 up 13.7% 13th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q4 98.5% 2019 up 11.6% 18th
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 94.6% 2019 down 2.1% 38th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 2.2% 2019 up 4.8% 35th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 2.4% 2019 up 50.0% 38th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 2.6% 2019 up 18.2% 38th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 5.3% 2019 up 35.9% 37th
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 17.2% 2019 down 28.9% 38th
Tuberculosis prevalence rate 1,372 per 1000,000 population, WHO 2011 up 68.6% 1st
Children with a birth weight 64.65 2017 up 96.5% 75th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q1 15.8% 2019 up 426.7% 32nd
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q2 17.9% 2019 up 563.0% 31st
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q3 20.8% 2019 up 530.3% 30th
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q4 25.9% 2019 up 191.0% 31st
Current use of contraception (modern method) (% of married women): Q5 25.8% 2019 up 43.3% 33rd
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q1 16.2% 2019 up 268.2% 35th
Current use of contraception (any method) (% of married women): Q2 18.4% 2019 up 425.7% 34th