Health in Lofa, Liberia: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Lofa County in the ten years before the 2019-20 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey, 58 died before their first birthday and 91 before their fifth; the under-five rate is joint 4th lowest of the 15 counties (Liberia, last five years: 63 and 93).
How many children in Lofa County are malnourished?
35.0% of children under five in Lofa County were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition), 1.2% were wasted and 8.0% underweight; the stunting rate is 4th 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 Lofa County give birth in a health facility?
96.2% of births in Lofa County in the five years before the survey took place in a health facility, the highest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 79.8%); 100.0% 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 Lofa County are vaccinated?
66.1% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Lofa County had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2019-20 and 0.7% had none; the share fully vaccinated is the 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 Lofa County sleep under mosquito nets?
50.9% of people in Lofa County slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the survey, 3rd 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 Lofa County?
33.7% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Lofa County had already begun childbearing, 8th 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 Lofa County get family planning?
21.7% of married women in Lofa County used a modern contraceptive method in 2019-20, 4th 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 1.0% of women aged 15 to 49 in Lofa 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 Lofa compares with other counties
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2010-2020)
Lofa ranks 11 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Grand Gedeh | 99 |
| 9 | Montserrado | 95 |
| 10 | River Gee | 93 |
| 11 | Lofa | 91 |
| 12 | Rivercess | 91 |
| 13 | Bomi | 84 |
| 14 | Nimba | 82 |
Children under 5 stunted (2019-20)
Lofa ranks 4 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivercess | 40.6% |
| 2 | Bong | 37.4% |
| 3 | Maryland | 36.3% |
| 4 | Lofa | 35.0% |
| 5 | Grand Bassa | 34.7% |
| 6 | Gbarpolu | 34.3% |
| 7 | Margibi | 33.8% |
Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) (2019-20)
Lofa ranks 1 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lofa | 96.2% |
| 2 | Nimba | 92.3% |
| 3 | River Gee | 90.9% |
| 4 | Grand Gedeh | 87.6% |
| 5 | Rivercess | 85.3% |
| 6 | Bong | 83.7% |
| 7 | Grand Cape Mount | 81.5% |
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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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