Nigeria vs Pre-demographic dividend: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Nigeria
4.1%
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend
2.2%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
3rd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
2nd
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Nigeria
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.1% against 2.2% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.9 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 1.1% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.1% | 1.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.3% | 2.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.4% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Nigeria or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Nigeria, at 4.1% against 2.2% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 1.9%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.