Niger vs Sierra Leone: Maternal mortality ratio

Niger
441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sierra Leone
442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Niger rank
19th
Sierra Leone rank
18th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Niger
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births against 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births in Niger, a difference of 1.76 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Niger ranks 19th 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 Niger Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 1,060 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,465 deaths per 100,000 live births 405.36 deaths per 100,000 live births Sierra Leone
1990s 894.51 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,702 deaths per 100,000 live births 807.07 deaths per 100,000 live births Sierra Leone
2000s 780.35 deaths per 100,000 live births 1,315 deaths per 100,000 live births 535.02 deaths per 100,000 live births Sierra Leone
2010s 501.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 599.06 deaths per 100,000 live births 97.85 deaths per 100,000 live births Sierra Leone
2020s 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.76 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, Niger or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births against 441.07 deaths per 100,000 live births in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Niger and Sierra Leone?
1.76 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Niger ranks 19th 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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

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.