Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?

Mauritania, at 463.83 against 442.83 in Sierra Leone as of 2020.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Sierra Leone: Maternal mortality, gaps filled

Mauritania

463.83

in 2020

Sierra Leone

442.83

in 2020

Mauritania rank

16th

Sierra Leone rank

18th

Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time

Mauritania
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 463.83 against 442.83 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 21.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Mauritania ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	745.13	1,465	719.85	Sierra Leone
1990s	681.76	1,702	1,020	Sierra Leone
2000s	651.75	1,315	663.63	Sierra Leone
2010s	511.92	599.06	87.13	Sierra Leone
2020s	463.83	442.83	21	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Mauritania or Sierra Leone?: Mauritania, at 463.83 against 442.83 in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between Mauritania and Sierra Leone?: 21, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sierra Leone?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mauritania and Sierra Leone rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?: Mauritania ranks 16th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality, gaps filled
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 189 places, 8,953 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.