Niger vs Sierra Leone: Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income

Niger
441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sierra Leone
442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Niger rank
18th
Sierra Leone rank
17th

Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income over time

  • Niger
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births against 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births in Niger, a difference of 1.76 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 184 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 1,060 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,465 deaths per 100,000 live births 405.36 deaths per 100,000 live births Sierra Leone
1990s 894.51 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,702 deaths per 100,000 live births 807.07 deaths per 100,000 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 780.35 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,315 deaths per 100,000 live births 535.02 deaths per 100,000 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 501.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 599.06 deaths per 100,000 live births 97.85 deaths per 100,000 live births Sierra Leone
2020s 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.76 deaths per 100,000 live births Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income, Niger or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births against 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income between Niger and Sierra Leone?
1.76 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income?
Niger ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 6,624 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.