Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Côte d'Ivoire
1.5%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1.4%
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th
Sierra Leone rank
20th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 20th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 4.8% 9.1% 4.3% Sierra Leone
1990s 2.8% 10.0% 7.2% Sierra Leone
2000s 2.6% 7.1% 4.5% Sierra Leone
2010s 2.5% 3.4% 0.9% Sierra Leone
2020s 1.8% 1.5% 0.3% Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
0.1%, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%)
Unit
%
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.