What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Mali and Sierra Leone?

2.6 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali 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 The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Sierra Leone: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Mali

440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Sierra Leone

442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Mali rank

20th

Sierra Leone rank

18th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Mali
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births against 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mali, a difference of 2.6 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Mali ranks 20th 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	Mali	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1,228 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,465 deaths per 100,000 live births	237.1 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sierra Leone
1990s	937.4 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,702 deaths per 100,000 live births	764.18 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sierra Leone
2000s	601.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	1,315 deaths per 100,000 live births	713.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sierra Leone
2010s	499.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	599.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	99.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	Sierra Leone
2020s	440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births	442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.6 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, Mali or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 442.83 deaths per 100,000 live births against 440.23 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mali as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Mali and Sierra Leone?: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sierra Leone?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mali and Sierra Leone rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Mali ranks 20th 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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Indicator: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
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

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.