Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Gambia or Sierra Leone?

Gambia, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Gambia

1.4%

in 2023

Sierra Leone

1.4%

in 2023

Gambia rank

18th

Sierra Leone rank

20th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Gambia
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 20th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.4%	9.1%	0.7%	Sierra Leone
1990s	6.1%	10.0%	3.9%	Sierra Leone
2000s	3.8%	7.1%	3.3%	Sierra Leone
2010s	2.6%	3.4%	0.9%	Sierra Leone
2020s	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Gambia or Sierra Leone?: Gambia, at 1.4% against 1.4% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Gambia and Sierra Leone?: 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Gambia ranks 18th 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: 03 September 2026

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.