Sierra Leone vs Tanzania: Mortality rate, adult, female

Sierra Leone
195.23 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Tanzania
199.66 per 1,000 female adults
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
26th
Tanzania rank
23rd

Mortality rate, adult, female over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 199.66 per 1,000 female adults against 195.23 per 1,000 female adults in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.43 per 1,000 female adults.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 218 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 407.1 per 1,000 female adults 397.85 per 1,000 female adults 9.26 per 1,000 female adults Sierra Leone
1970s 354.17 per 1,000 female adults 324.75 per 1,000 female adults 29.42 per 1,000 female adults Sierra Leone
1980s 342.33 per 1,000 female adults 276.11 per 1,000 female adults 66.22 per 1,000 female adults Sierra Leone
1990s 386.85 per 1,000 female adults 363.37 per 1,000 female adults 23.48 per 1,000 female adults Sierra Leone
2000s 362.09 per 1,000 female adults 340.6 per 1,000 female adults 21.49 per 1,000 female adults Sierra Leone
2010s 289.27 per 1,000 female adults 251.11 per 1,000 female adults 38.16 per 1,000 female adults Sierra Leone
2020s 209.31 per 1,000 female adults 199.62 per 1,000 female adults 9.69 per 1,000 female adults Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, adult, female, Sierra Leone or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 199.66 per 1,000 female adults against 195.23 per 1,000 female adults in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, adult, female between Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
4.43 per 1,000 female adults, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sierra Leone and Tanzania rank globally for mortality rate, adult, female?
Sierra Leone ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults)
Unit
per 1,000 female adults
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,145 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.