Health in Grand Cape Mount, Liberia: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Grand Cape Mount County in the ten years before the 2019-20 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey, 116 died before their first birthday and 155 before their fifth; the under-five rate is the highest of the 15 counties (Liberia, last five years: 63 and 93).
How many children in Grand Cape Mount County are malnourished?
32.5% of children under five in Grand Cape Mount County were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition), 4.6% were wasted and 17.7% underweight; the stunting rate is 7th lowest 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 Grand Cape Mount County give birth in a health facility?
81.5% of births in Grand Cape Mount County in the five years before the survey took place in a health facility, 7th highest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 79.8%); 98.6% 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 Grand Cape Mount County are vaccinated?
61.5% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Grand Cape Mount County had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2019-20 and 6.1% had none; the share fully vaccinated is 2nd 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 Grand Cape Mount County sleep under mosquito nets?
50.6% of people in Grand Cape Mount County slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the survey, 4th 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 Grand Cape Mount County?
39.3% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Grand Cape Mount County had already begun childbearing, 4th 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 Grand Cape Mount County get family planning?
23.1% of married women in Grand Cape Mount County used a modern contraceptive method in 2019-20, 5th lowest 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 3.7% of women aged 15 to 49 in Grand Cape Mount 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 Grand Cape Mount compares with other counties
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2010-2020)
Grand Cape Mount ranks 1 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)
Grand Cape Mount ranks 9 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Gbarpolu | 34.3% |
| 7 | Margibi | 33.8% |
| 8 | Grand Kru | 32.6% |
| 9 | Grand Cape Mount | 32.5% |
| 10 | Bomi | 32.4% |
| 11 | Grand Gedeh | 31.9% |
| 12 | River Gee | 31.0% |
Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) (2019-20)
Grand Cape Mount ranks 7 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Grand Gedeh | 87.6% |
| 5 | Rivercess | 85.3% |
| 6 | Bong | 83.7% |
| 7 | Grand Cape Mount | 81.5% |
| 8 | Maryland | 80.0% |
| 9 | Bomi | 78.7% |
| 10 | Montserrado | 74.2% |
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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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