Mali vs Niger: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Mali
2.0%
in 2023
Niger
2.1%
in 2023
Mali rank
12th
Niger rank
10th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Mali, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 12th and Niger ranks 10th of 194 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.7% | 7.9% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 6.6% | 0.6% | Niger |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 5.7% | 1.6% | Niger |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.5% | 0.3% | Niger |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Niger |
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, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Mali and Niger?
- 0.1%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Mali ranks 12th and Niger ranks 10th 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.