Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Côte d'Ivoire
1.5%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1.4%
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
17th
Sierra Leone rank
20th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Sierra Leone
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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 17th and Sierra Leone ranks 20th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.