Mali vs Sierra Leone: Maternal mortality ratio
Mali
440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sierra Leone
442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Mali rank
20th
Sierra Leone rank
18th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Mali
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births against 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mali, a difference of 2.6 deaths per 100,000 live births.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 189 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,228 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,465 deaths per 100,000 live births | 237.1 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 937.4 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,702 deaths per 100,000 live births | 764.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 601.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,315 deaths per 100,000 live births | 713.85 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 499.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 599.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 99.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.6 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, Mali or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births against 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mali as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 2.6 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Mali ranks 20th and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major 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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About this data
The estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.