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Maternal mortality ratio — Nigeria

Maternal mortality ratio in Nigeria in 2023 — 993 per 100k. Ranked 194 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 26.1%.

2023 993 per 100k −2.26% vs 2022
World rank 194of 194
Period maximum 1,363 per 100k1986
Period minimum 993 per 100k2023

Trend over time

1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births

Maternal mortality ratio — Nigeria, 1985–20239001,0001,1001,2001,3001,400198519891993199720012005200920132017202120231985: 1,344 per 100k1986: 1,363 per 100k1987: 1,351 per 100k1988: 1,332 per 100k1989: 1,304 per 100k1990: 1,285 per 100k1991: 1,282 per 100k1992: 1,246 per 100k1993: 1,200 per 100k1994: 1,193 per 100k1995: 1,186 per 100k1996: 1,185 per 100k1997: 1,184 per 100k1998: 1,189 per 100k1999: 1,165 per 100k2000: 1,136 per 100k2001: 1,130 per 100k2002: 1,117 per 100k2003: 1,090 per 100k2004: 1,075 per 100k2005: 1,060 per 100k2006: 1,067 per 100k2007: 1,063 per 100k2008: 1,081 per 100k2009: 1,088 per 100k2010: 1,094 per 100k2011: 1,108 per 100k2012: 1,124 per 100k2013: 1,146 per 100k2014: 1,155 per 100k2015: 1,168 per 100k2016: 1,155 per 100k2017: 1,142 per 100k2018: 1,118 per 100k2019: 1,091 per 100k2020: 1,065 per 100k2021: 1,046 per 100k2022: 1,016 per 100k2023: 993 per 100k
Change over the period: −351 (−26.12%) Average annual rate: -0.79 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 993 per 100k
World 197 per 100k
Sub-Saharan Africa 448 per 100k
Western Africa computed 676 per 100k
Lower-middle-income countries computed 168 per 100k
Maternal mortality ratio — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100k Change Change, %
2023 993 −23 −2.26%
2022 1,016 −30 −2.87%
2021 1,046 −19 −1.78%
2020 1,065 −26 −2.38%
2019 1,091 −27 −2.42%
2018 1,118 −24 −2.1%
2017 1,142 −13 −1.13%
2016 1,155 −13 −1.11%
2015 1,168 +13 +1.13%
2014 1,155 +9 +0.79%
2013 1,146 +22 +1.96%
2012 1,124 +16 +1.44%
2011 1,108 +14 +1.28%
2010 1,094 +6 +0.55%
2009 1,088 +7 +0.65%
2008 1,081 +18 +1.69%
2007 1,063 −4 −0.37%
2006 1,067 +7 +0.66%
2005 1,060 −15 −1.4%
2004 1,075 −15 −1.38%
2003 1,090 −27 −2.42%
2002 1,117 −13 −1.15%
2001 1,130 −6 −0.53%
2000 1,136 −29 −2.49%
1999 1,165 −24 −2.02%
1998 1,189 +5 +0.42%
1997 1,184 −1 −0.08%
1996 1,185 −1 −0.08%
1995 1,186 −7 −0.59%
1994 1,193 −7 −0.58%
1993 1,200 −46 −3.69%
1992 1,246 −36 −2.81%
1991 1,282 −3 −0.23%
1990 1,285 −19 −1.46%
1989 1,304 −28 −2.1%
1988 1,332 −19 −1.41%
1987 1,351 −12 −0.88%
1986 1,363 +19 +1.41%
1985 1,344 — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CV Cabo Verde 40 GH Ghana 234 SN Senegal 237 BF Burkina Faso 242 TG Togo 349 NE Niger 350 GM Gambia 354 SL Sierra Leone 354 CI Côte d'Ivoire 359 ML Mali 367 MR Mauritania 381 GN Guinea 494 GW Guinea-Bissau 505 BJ Benin 518 LR Liberia 628 NG Nigeria 993
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About the indicator

The number of women who died during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of its end from causes related to pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. The gap between countries exceeds a hundredfold and is almost entirely explained by the availability of skilled attendance at birth and of emergency obstetric care.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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