Number of maternal deaths in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Number of maternal deaths was 920 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Sierra Leone, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths in Sierra Leone is 920, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 56.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Sierra Leone peaked at 3,500 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 920, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,740 | 2,600 | 2,900 | 5 |
| 1990s | 3,360 | 3,000 | 3,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,940 | 2,500 | 3,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,850 | 1,200 | 2,500 | 10 |
| 2020s | 992.5 | 920 | 1,100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 109,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 110,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 107,509 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 105,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Sierra Leone?
- Number of maternal deaths in Sierra Leone was 920 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3,500 in 1995.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 920 in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Sierra Leone ranks 41st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.2%. 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 Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.