Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?

Mozambique, at 1,466 deaths against 1,165 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?

301 deaths, with Mozambique ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mozambique vs Sierra Leone: Number of maternal deaths by region

Mozambique

1,466 deaths

in 2020

Sierra Leone

1,165 deaths

in 2020

Mozambique rank

36th

Sierra Leone rank

39th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

Mozambique
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 1,466 deaths against 1,165 deaths in Sierra Leone, a difference of 301 deaths.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.

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

Mozambique ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	6,756 deaths	2,677 deaths	4,080 deaths	Mozambique
1990s	5,390 deaths	3,425 deaths	1,966 deaths	Mozambique
2000s	3,581 deaths	3,020 deaths	560.76 deaths	Mozambique
2010s	2,353 deaths	1,526 deaths	826.5 deaths	Mozambique
2020s	1,466 deaths	1,165 deaths	300.94 deaths	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Mozambique or Sierra Leone?: Mozambique, at 1,466 deaths against 1,165 deaths in Sierra Leone as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Mozambique and Sierra Leone?: 301 deaths, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Sierra Leone?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mozambique and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?: Mozambique ranks 36th and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths by region
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.