What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Chad and Nigeria?

1 1 in: rate varies by country, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chad vs Nigeria: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Chad

24 1 in: rate varies by country

in 2023

Nigeria

25 1 in: rate varies by country

in 2023

Chad rank

193rd

Nigeria rank

192nd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

Chad
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 25 1 in: rate varies by country against 24 1 in: rate varies by country in Chad, a difference of 1 1 in: rate varies by country.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 193rd and Nigeria ranks 192nd of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.2 1 in: rate varies by country	12.6 1 in: rate varies by country	0.6 1 in: rate varies by country	Chad
1990s	12.3 1 in: rate varies by country	14.7 1 in: rate varies by country	2.4 1 in: rate varies by country	Nigeria
2000s	12.2 1 in: rate varies by country	16.7 1 in: rate varies by country	4.5 1 in: rate varies by country	Nigeria
2010s	13.8 1 in: rate varies by country	18 1 in: rate varies by country	4.2 1 in: rate varies by country	Nigeria
2020s	21.25 1 in: rate varies by country	23.5 1 in: rate varies by country	2.25 1 in: rate varies by country	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Chad or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 25 1 in: rate varies by country against 24 1 in: rate varies by country in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Chad and Nigeria?: 1 1 in: rate varies by country, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?: Chad ranks 193rd and Nigeria ranks 192nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
Unit: 1 in: rate varies by country
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.