Sierra Leone Maternal Mortality Rate 2000-2024

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP.
  • Sierra Leone maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 443.00, a 1.84% increase from 2019.
  • Sierra Leone maternal mortality rate for 2019 was 435.00, a 5.43% decline from 2018.
  • Sierra Leone maternal mortality rate for 2018 was 460.00, a 11.54% decline from 2017.
  • Sierra Leone maternal mortality rate for 2017 was 520.00, a 2.97% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Per 100K Live Births
South Sudan 1,223.00
Chad 1,063.00
Central African Republic 835.00
Guinea-Bissau 725.00
Liberia 652.00
Somalia 621.00
Afghanistan 620.00
Guinea 553.00
Democratic Republic of Congo 547.00
Benin 523.00
Burundi 494.00
Gambia 458.00
Sierra Leone 443.00
Niger 441.00
Mali 440.00
Togo 399.00
Madagascar 392.00
Malawi 381.00
Zimbabwe 357.00
Haiti 350.00
Eritrea 322.00
Uganda 284.00
Ethiopia 267.00
Burkina Faso 264.00
Senegal 261.00
Rwanda 259.00
Tanzania 238.00
Comoros 217.00
Yemen 183.00
Nepal 174.00
Mozambique 127.00
North Korea 107.00
Syrian Arab Republic 30.00
Tajikistan 17.00
Sierra Leone Maternal Mortality Rate - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Live Births Annual % Change
2020 443.00 1.84%
2019 435.00 -5.43%
2018 460.00 -11.54%
2017 520.00 2.97%
2016 505.00 -14.12%
2015 588.00 -4.85%
2014 618.00 -2.22%
2013 632.00 -5.25%
2012 667.00 -8.38%
2011 728.00 -13.02%
2010 837.00 -7.10%
2009 901.00 -7.40%
2008 973.00 -13.51%
2007 1,125.00 -8.16%
2006 1,225.00 -7.69%
2005 1,327.00 -2.93%
2004 1,367.00 -5.79%
2003 1,451.00 -2.81%
2002 1,493.00 -7.27%
2001 1,610.00 -4.28%
2000 1,682.00 -4.28%