Health in Rivercess, Liberia: official figures
For every 1,000 babies born in Rivercess 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 rests on a small sample); the under-five rate is joint 4th lowest of the 15 counties (Liberia, last five years: 63 and 93).
How many children in Rivercess County are malnourished?
40.6% of children under five in Rivercess County were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of long-term undernutrition), 4.9% were wasted and 19.5% underweight; the stunting rate is the 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 Rivercess County give birth in a health facility?
85.3% of births in Rivercess County in the five years before the survey took place in a health facility, 5th highest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 79.8%); 98.0% 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 Rivercess County are vaccinated?
35.5% of children aged 12 to 23 months in Rivercess County had all basic vaccines (BCG, three doses each of pentavalent and polio, and measles) in 2019-20 and 0.0% had none; the share fully vaccinated is 3rd 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 Rivercess County sleep under mosquito nets?
40.6% of people in Rivercess County slept under an insecticide-treated mosquito net the night before the survey, 7th 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 Rivercess County?
55.0% of young women aged 15 to 19 in Rivercess County had already begun childbearing, the 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 Rivercess County get family planning?
33.7% of married women in Rivercess County used a modern contraceptive method in 2019-20, 6th 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 0.1% of women aged 15 to 49 in Rivercess 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 Rivercess compares with other counties
Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) (2010-2020)
Rivercess ranks 12 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Under-five deaths per 1,000 live births (10 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Montserrado | 95 |
| 10 | River Gee | 93 |
| 11 | Lofa | 91 |
| 12 | Rivercess | 91 |
| 13 | Bomi | 84 |
| 14 | Nimba | 82 |
| 15 | Bong | 80 |
Children under 5 stunted (2019-20)
Rivercess ranks 1 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)
Rivercess ranks 5 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Births in a health facility (5 years before the survey) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Maryland | 80.0% |
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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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