Maternal mortality ratio in Sierra Leone
The maternal mortality ratio in Sierra Leone was 354 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Sierra Leone, 2023
354
Change from 2022
−16per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
20th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Sierra Leone over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Sierra Leone | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 354 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 370 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 403 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 422 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 464 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 491 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 578 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 633 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 730 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 821 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 842 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 915 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 967 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 1,018 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 1,054 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 1,093 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 1,132 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 1,168 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 1,294 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 1,366 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 1,433 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 1,492 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 1,518 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 1,603 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 1,731 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −16 from 370 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 842 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −488.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Sierra Leone has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Sierra Leone
All statistics for Sierra Leone
Under-five mortality rate
90.5 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
61.8 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
53.6 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
48
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.18 litres
2024 · WHO