Japan vs Sierra Leone: Maternal mortality, annual growth rate

Japan
1.55 % change on previous year
in 2020
Sierra Leone
1.74 % change on previous year
in 2020
Japan rank
85th
Sierra Leone rank
82nd

Maternal mortality, annual growth rate over time

  • Japan
  • Sierra Leone
-20-10010195119852020

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.74 % change on previous year against 1.55 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 0.19 % change on previous year.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Japan ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 82nd of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s -6.42 % change on previous year 1.38 % change on previous year 7.8 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
1990s -3.43 % change on previous year 1.76 % change on previous year 5.19 % change on previous year Sierra Leone
2000s -4.41 % change on previous year -6.6 % change on previous year 2.19 % change on previous year Japan
2010s -3.02 % change on previous year -6.89 % change on previous year 3.87 % change on previous year Japan
2020s 1.55 % change on previous year 1.74 % change on previous year 0.1917 % change on previous year Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, annual growth rate, Japan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.74 % change on previous year against 1.55 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality, annual growth rate between Japan and Sierra Leone?
0.19 % change on previous year, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sierra Leone?
35 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
How do Japan and Sierra Leone rank globally for maternal mortality, annual growth rate?
Japan ranks 85th and Sierra Leone ranks 82nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 8,596 data points, 1752–2020
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.