Chad vs Nigeria: Maternal mortality ratio

Chad
748
in 2023
Nigeria
993
in 2023
Chad rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Chad
  • Nigeria
05001.0k1.5k198520042023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 993 against 748 in Chad, a difference of 245.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nigeria ahead.

Chad ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 1,097 1,339 241.6 Nigeria
1990s 1,142 1,212 69.7 Nigeria
2000s 1,215 1,091 123.9 Chad
2010s 1,158 1,130 27.8 Chad
2020s 817.25 1,030 212.75 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Chad or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 993 against 748 in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Chad and Nigeria?
245, 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 maternal mortality ratio?
Chad ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Chad vs Nigeria: Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid, drawing on Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality-ratio-modeled-estimate-per-100-000-live-births/chad/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality-ratio-modeled-estimate-per-100-000-live-births/chad/nigeria/">Chad vs Nigeria: Maternal mortality ratio</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)
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

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).