Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Sierra Leone
1.4%
in 2023
Zimbabwe
1.3%
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 194 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 2.7% | 6.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 1.4% | 8.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 1.7% | 5.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 1.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 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, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Sierra Leone ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.