Lesotho vs Sierra Leone: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Lesotho
1.3%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
1.4%
in 2023
Lesotho rank
22nd
Sierra Leone rank
20th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Lesotho
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 22nd and Sierra Leone ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 9.1% | 5.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 10.0% | 8.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 7.1% | 5.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 3.4% | 1.0% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Sierra Leone |
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, Lesotho or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sierra Leone?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Lesotho ranks 22nd 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.