Chad vs Nigeria: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Chad
4.2%
in 2023
Nigeria
4.1%
in 2023
Chad rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
3rd
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Chad currently reports 4.2% against 4.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nigeria ahead.
Chad ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.6% | 7.9% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.8% | 1.3% | Chad |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.0% | 2.2% | Chad |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 1.6% | Chad |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, Chad or Nigeria?
- Chad, at 4.2% against 4.1% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Chad and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Chad 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Chad ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.