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

4.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

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.

Sierra Leone vs Togo: Maternal mortality ratio

Sierra Leone

353.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Togo

348.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

21st

Togo rank

23rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Sierra Leone
Togo

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 353.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 348.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Togo, a difference of 4.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Sierra Leone ranks 21st and Togo ranks 23rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,538 Deaths per 100 000 live births	645.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births	893.25 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Sierra Leone
1990s	1,711 Deaths per 100 000 live births	643.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1,068 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Sierra Leone
2000s	1,315 Deaths per 100 000 live births	454.71 Deaths per 100 000 live births	860.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Sierra Leone
2010s	745.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births	471.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births	273.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Sierra Leone
2020s	387.17 Deaths per 100 000 live births	376.39 Deaths per 100 000 live births	10.78 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, Sierra Leone or Togo?: Sierra Leone, at 353.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 348.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Togo as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Sierra Leone and Togo?: 4.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Togo?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Togo rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Sierra Leone ranks 21st and Togo ranks 23rd 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.