Health in Gbarpolu, Liberia: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Gbarpolu County in the ten years before the 2019-20 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey, 78 died before their first birthday and 119 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 4th highest of the 15 counties (Liberia, last five years: 63 and 93).
How many children in Gbarpolu County are malnourished?
34.3% of children under five in Gbarpolu County were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition), 4.6% were wasted and 15.3% underweight; the stunting rate is 6th highest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 29.8%).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyDo women in Gbarpolu County give birth in a health facility?
50.1% of births in Gbarpolu County in the five years before the survey took place in a health facility, the lowest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 79.8%); 98.1% of mothers had antenatal care from a skilled provider (Liberia: 97.8%).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many children in Gbarpolu County are vaccinated?
50.4% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Gbarpolu County had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2019-20 and 4.6% had none; the share fully vaccinated is 6th highest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 50.8% and 5.8%).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyDo people in Gbarpolu County sleep under mosquito nets?
49.0% of people in Gbarpolu County slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the survey, 5th highest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 39.0%).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow common is teenage pregnancy in Gbarpolu County?
48.3% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Gbarpolu County had already begun childbearing, 2nd highest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 30.3%).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyCan women in Gbarpolu County get family planning?
26.2% of married women in Gbarpolu County used a modern contraceptive method in 2019-20, 8th highest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 23.9%).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyMore figures
- Only 5.9% of women aged 15 to 49 in Gbarpolu County had any health insurance in 2019-20 (Liberia: 3.8%). Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy
How Gbarpolu compares with other counties
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2010-2020)
Gbarpolu ranks 4 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Cape Mount | 155 |
| 2 | Sinoe | 144 |
| 3 | Grand Bassa | 124 |
| 4 | Gbarpolu | 119 |
| 5 | Margibi | 111 |
| 6 | Grand Kru | 108 |
| 7 | Maryland | 102 |
Children under 5 stunted (2019-20)
Gbarpolu ranks 6 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Maryland | 36.3% |
| 4 | Lofa | 35.0% |
| 5 | Grand Bassa | 34.7% |
| 6 | Gbarpolu | 34.3% |
| 7 | Margibi | 33.8% |
| 8 | Grand Kru | 32.6% |
| 9 | Grand Cape Mount | 32.5% |
Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) (2019-20)
Gbarpolu ranks 15 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bomi | 78.7% |
| 10 | Montserrado | 74.2% |
| 11 | Grand Kru | 73.5% |
| 12 | Sinoe | 73.5% |
| 13 | Margibi | 72.6% |
| 14 | Grand Bassa | 62.1% |
| 15 | Gbarpolu | 50.1% |
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Sources
- Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program): Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20, Final Report (county rows of the background-characteristics tables), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 431010570dbc…)
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