Health in Sierra Leone 1,333 indicators covering health for Sierra Leone. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q2 81.6% 2019 up 272.6% 15th Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q3 85.4% 2019 up 272.9% 18th Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q4 88.6% 2019 up 234.3% 23rd Place of delivery (births at health facility) (% of births): Q5 92.8% 2019 up 133.2% 29th Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 50.9 2021 up 63.1% 30th Exclusive breastfeeding under six months 61.51 2021 up 75.9% 44th Exclusive breastfeeding 50.89 2021 up 63.3% 30th Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 145 lowest 2019 down 31.3% 3rd Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 126 2019 down 18.2% 5th Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 123 2019 down 22.2% 5th Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 125 2019 down 22.4% 3rd Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 89 highest 2019 down 38.2% 3rd Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q1 91 lowest 2019 down 38.5% 1st Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q2 78 2019 down 22.8% 3rd Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q3 77 2019 down 26.7% 2nd Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q4 73 2019 down 26.3% 2nd Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births): Q5 60 highest 2019 down 35.5% 2nd Primary health care expenditure (PHCE) per сapita in US$ 25.21 2021 — 63rd Private prepaid plans 0.2% 2011 down 69.0% 38th Health expenditure, private 82.0% 2011 up 8.8% 1st Reported number of individuals treated for onchocerciasis 414,286 2024 down 87.9% 23rd Health expenditure 560.19 million current US$ 2011 up 204.9% 28th Ever breastfed 97.92 2021 up 3.1% 14th Ever breastfed 97.9 2021 up 3.2% 14th Continued breastfeeding 12-23 months 53.8 2021 down 21.1% 37th Continued breastfeeding 53.78 2021 down 21.2% 37th Pharmaceutical Technicians and Assistants 88 2022 up 10.0% 42nd HIV-positive TB patients on CPT (co-trimoxazole preventive therapy) 63.0% 2014 up 5.0% 70th Medical and Pathology Laboratory Technicians 298 2022 up 282.1% 31st Early Initiation of Breastfeeding, Children born in the last 24 months 88.4 2021 up 98.2% 3rd Early initiation of breastfeeding 88.37 2021 up 98.0% 3rd Social Security expenditure on health 0.0% 2011 — 28th People living with HIV/AIDS, total 63,000 high estimate 2009 up 80.0% 32nd People living with HIV/AIDS, total 40,000 low estimate 2009 up 455.6% 32nd 2.2.2a Prevalence of wasting among children under 5 6.3 2021 down 16.0% 24th People living with HIV/AIDS, total 49,000 2009 up 188.2% 31st Population with access to an insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) for 85.0% 2024 up 26.3% 3rd AIDS deaths in adults and children 3,700 high estimate 2009 up 131.2% 31st AIDS deaths in adults and children 2,100 low estimate 2009 up 320.0% 30th AIDS deaths in adults and children 2,800 2009 up 460.0% 30th Community Health Workers 13,966 2020 up 2,367.5% 19th Orphans 0-17 years currently living 26,000 high estimate 2009 up 642.9% 32nd Orphans 0-17 years currently living 9,200 low estimate 2009 up 1,740.0% 35th Orphans 0-17 years currently living 15,000 2009 up 1,400.0% 33rd Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals 163 2022 down 18.9% 24th Estimated number of individuals in the country requiring preventive 7.07 million 2024 up 118.0% 9th Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving 78.0% 2024 — 2nd Government health expenditure per capita 3 current US$ 2009 up 50.0% 50th Commitments to recipient countries 95.63 2010 up 88.1% 39th Disbursements to recipient countries 92.62 2010 up 701.9% 36th Reported malaria deaths 3,573 total 2011 up 989.3% 8th Introduction to solid, semi-solid foods 99.44 2021 up 93.8% 1st Mixed Milk Feeding 12.74 2021 up 26.5% 18th Imports in 1000s hectolitres 205 2007 up 60.2% 39th Care-seeking for children with symptoms of acute respiratory infection 75.8% 2019 up 64.8% 8th Infants exclusively breastfed for the first six months of life 54.0% 2019 up 419.1% 26th Introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods 6-8 months 99.4 2021 up 93.8% 1st Domestic general government expenditure on PHC as % of primary health 28.7% 2021 — 18th Children aged <5 years wasted for age 9.4% 2013 down 7.8% 21st Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people, high 297 per 100,000 population 2011 up 62.3% 1st ← Previous Page 22 of 23 Next →