Sierra Leone vs Uganda: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Sierra Leone
0.0127 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.0145 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
14th
Uganda rank
12th

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Sierra Leone
  • Uganda
0.010.020.030.040.05198520042023

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0145 units per square kilometre against 0.0127 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0018 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 12th of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 0.038 units per square kilometre 0.029 units per square kilometre 0.0089 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1990s 0.0466 units per square kilometre 0.0267 units per square kilometre 0.0199 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 0.0407 units per square kilometre 0.0247 units per square kilometre 0.0161 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 0.0256 units per square kilometre 0.0202 units per square kilometre 0.0054 units per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 0.0138 units per square kilometre 0.0162 units per square kilometre 0.0025 units per square kilometre Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Sierra Leone or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.0145 units per square kilometre against 0.0127 units per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Sierra Leone and Uganda?
0.0018 units per square kilometre, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uganda?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Uganda rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Sierra Leone ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,090 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.