What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Gambia and Sierra Leone?

0.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Gambia ahead.

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

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Sierra Leone: Maternal mortality ratio

Gambia

354.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Sierra Leone

353.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Gambia rank

20th

Sierra Leone rank

21st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Gambia
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 354.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 353.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Gambia ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,355 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1,538 Deaths per 100 000 live births	183.5 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Sierra Leone
1990s	1,018 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1,711 Deaths per 100 000 live births	692.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Sierra Leone
2000s	719.5 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1,315 Deaths per 100 000 live births	595.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Sierra Leone
2010s	541.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births	745.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births	204.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Sierra Leone
2020s	384.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births	387.17 Deaths per 100 000 live births	2.27 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, Gambia or Sierra Leone?: Gambia, at 354.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 353.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Gambia and Sierra Leone?: 0.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sierra Leone?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sierra Leone rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Gambia ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 21st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: Deaths per 100 000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.