Haiti vs Sierra Leone: Maternal mortality ratio
Haiti
327.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Sierra Leone
353.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Haiti rank
24th
Sierra Leone rank
21st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Haiti
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 353.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 327.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Haiti, a difference of 26 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 24th 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 | Haiti | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 949.27 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 1,538 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 589.06 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 670.86 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 1,711 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 1,040 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 398.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 1,315 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 916.61 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 372.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 745.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 373.59 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 347.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 387.17 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 39.84 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, Haiti or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 353.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 327.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Haiti and Sierra Leone?
- 26 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sierra Leone?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Sierra Leone rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Haiti ranks 24th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.