Health in Margibi, Liberia: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Margibi County in the ten years before the 2019-20 Liberia Demographic and Health Survey, 65 died before their first birthday and 111 before their fifth; the under-five rate is 5th highest of the 15 counties (Liberia, last five years: 63 and 93).
How many children in Margibi County are malnourished?
33.8% of children under five in Margibi County were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition), 5.0% were wasted and 14.2% underweight; the stunting rate is 7th 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 Margibi County give birth in a health facility?
72.6% of births in Margibi County in the five years before the survey took place in a health facility, 3rd lowest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 79.8%); 94.2% 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 Margibi County are vaccinated?
31.6% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Margibi County had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2019-20 and 22.2% had none; the share fully vaccinated is 2nd lowest 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 Margibi County sleep under mosquito nets?
40.4% of people in Margibi County slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the survey, 6th lowest 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 Margibi County?
34.3% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Margibi County had already begun childbearing, 7th 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 Margibi County get family planning?
17.0% of married women in Margibi County used a modern contraceptive method in 2019-20, the 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 8.5% of women aged 15 to 49 in Margibi 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 Margibi compares with other counties
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2010-2020)
Margibi ranks 5 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sinoe | 144 |
| 3 | Grand Bassa | 124 |
| 4 | Gbarpolu | 119 |
| 5 | Margibi | 111 |
| 6 | Grand Kru | 108 |
| 7 | Maryland | 102 |
| 8 | Grand Gedeh | 99 |
Children under 5 stunted (2019-20)
Margibi ranks 7 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Children under 5 stunted |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | Bomi | 32.4% |
Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) (2019-20)
Margibi ranks 13 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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