Nepal vs Sierra Leone: Number of maternal deaths by region

Nepal
1,052 deaths
in 2020
Sierra Leone
1,165 deaths
in 2020
Nepal rank
42nd
Sierra Leone rank
39th

Number of maternal deaths by region over time

  • Nepal
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1,165 deaths against 1,052 deaths in Nepal, a difference of 113 deaths.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 39th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 7,813 deaths 2,677 deaths 5,137 deaths Nepal
1990s 5,447 deaths 3,425 deaths 2,022 deaths Nepal
2000s 2,827 deaths 3,020 deaths 193.17 deaths Sierra Leone
2010s 1,544 deaths 1,526 deaths 17.11 deaths Nepal
2020s 1,052 deaths 1,165 deaths 112.95 deaths Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths by region, Nepal or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1,165 deaths against 1,052 deaths in Nepal as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths by region between Nepal and Sierra Leone?
113 deaths, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of maternal deaths by region?
Nepal ranks 42nd 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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About this data

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

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.