Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Sierra Leone or Togo?

Togo, at 1,000 against 920 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.

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

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Sierra Leone vs Togo: Number of maternal deaths

Sierra Leone

920

in 2023

Togo

1,000

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

41st

Togo rank

39th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Sierra Leone
Togo

How they compare

Togo currently reports 1,000 against 920 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 80.

That makes Togo'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 41st and Togo ranks 39th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Togo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2,740	1,020	1,720	Sierra Leone
1990s	3,360	1,120	2,240	Sierra Leone
2000s	2,940	1,000	1,940	Sierra Leone
2010s	1,850	1,250	600	Sierra Leone
2020s	992.5	1,050	57.5	Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Sierra Leone or Togo?: Togo, at 1,000 against 920 in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Sierra Leone and Togo?: 80, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Togo?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Togo rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Sierra Leone ranks 41st and Togo ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.