Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 1.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sierra Leone, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 1.4% for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Sierra Leone peaked at 10.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.0% | — |
| 1986 | 9.1% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 9.3% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 9.1% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +12.6% |
| 1992 | 10.0% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 10.0% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 9.1% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.4% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.7% | 4 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0106 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0095 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Sierra Leone?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Sierra Leone was 1.4% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Sierra Leone ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.