UNFPA Sierra Leone
Despite recent civil conflict, Sierra Leone has significantly reduced its maternal mortality rate. Teenage pregnancy continues to be an issue, however, accounting for a high portion of maternal deaths. Active in the country since 1971, UNFPA supports ongoing improvements in sexual and reproductive health services, through midwifery programmes, better emergency obstetric and newborn care, and the effective management of reproductive health commodities. It helps services respond to gender-based violence and reach marginalized adolescents and youth, and also assists in developing national capacities to collect and analyse demographic data.
Data overview
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Población
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Population aged 0-14
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Population aged 15-64
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Population aged 65+
Salud materna y neonatal
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Partos atendidos por personal de salud cualificado
Salud sexual y reproductiva
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Tasa de prevalencia del uso de anticonceptivos, cualquier método
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Demanda no satisfecha
Educación
Fecundidad
Tasa de fecundidad total, mujeres, 2010-2015
Esperanza de vida
Esperanza de vida al nacer, 2010-2015
Harmful Practices
Child marriage by age 18, per cent, 2006-2017
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Child marriage by age 18
Demographic Dividend: Sierra Leone
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Key results of Sierra Leone in 2018
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National plan for sexual and reproductive health
A costed, integrated national plan was developed for sexual and reproductive health, which prioritizes access for key groups
Maternal death notification
At least 25 per cent of the estimated maternal deaths were notified
Rights of marginalized groups
Intervention models or strategies to empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights were rolled out
Gender-based violence platform
A national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence was in place
Census disaggregation
Census results disaggregated by age and sex were available and publically accessible online
Population projections
Publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, location were generated
Fistula treatment
188 Fistula repair surgeries provided with the support of UNFPA
Life skills programmes for girls
6420 Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes
Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms
120 Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls
Child, early and forced marriage
4238 Girls received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to child, early, and forced marriage
Community declarations on harmful practices
56 Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
National plan for sexual and reproductive health
A costed, integrated national plan was developed for sexual and reproductive health, which prioritizes access for key groupsMaternal death notification
At least 25 per cent of the estimated maternal deaths were notifiedRights of marginalized groups
Intervention models or strategies to empower marginalized and excluded groups to exercise their reproductive rights were rolled outGender-based violence platform
A national mechanism to engage multiple stakeholders to prevent and address gender-based violence was in placeCensus disaggregation
Census results disaggregated by age and sex were available and publically accessible onlinePopulation projections
Publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, location were generatedFistula treatment
188 Fistula repair surgeries provided with the support of UNFPA
Life skills programmes for girls
6420 Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes
Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms
120 Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls
Child, early and forced marriage
4238 Girls received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to child, early, and forced marriage
Community declarations on harmful practices
56 Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
2018 Humanitarian results achieved for Sierra Leone
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Expenditure
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Dashboards available for Sierra Leone
Noticias
News
PORT LOKO, Sierra Leone – Fatmata Sesay was 15 years old when she became pregnant.
News
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – “When I became pregnant in December 2016, I never attended a health clinic
Redes sociales
Tweets from UNFPASierraleon