Cameroon vs Sierra Leone: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Cameroon
437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Sierra Leone
442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Cameroon rank
21st
Sierra Leone rank
18th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time
- Cameroon
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births against 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 5.08 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 185 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 678.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,465 deaths per 100,000 live births | 786.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 707.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,702 deaths per 100,000 live births | 994.21 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 574.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,315 deaths per 100,000 live births | 740.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 469.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 599.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 129.91 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Cameroon or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births against 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cameroon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 5.08 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sierra Leone?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Sierra Leone rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Sierra Leone ranks 18th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.