Americas vs Sierra Leone: Maternal mortality ratio
Americas
58.54 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Sierra Leone
353.56 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Americas rank
23rd
Sierra Leone rank
22nd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Americas
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 353.56 per 100,000 live births against 58.54 per 100,000 live births in Americas, a difference of 295.02 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 6.0 times Americas's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 23rd and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 36 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.6 per 100,000 live births | 1,315 per 100,000 live births | 1,250 per 100,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 58.49 per 100,000 live births | 745.96 per 100,000 live births | 687.48 per 100,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 77.22 per 100,000 live births | 387.17 per 100,000 live births | 309.95 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, Americas or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 353.56 per 100,000 live births against 58.54 per 100,000 live births in Americas as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Americas and Sierra Leone?
- 295.02 per 100,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Sierra Leone?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Americas and Sierra Leone rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Americas ranks 23rd and Sierra Leone ranks 22nd of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.