Chad vs Nigeria: Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income
Chad
1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Nigeria
1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Chad rank
1st
Nigeria rank
2nd
Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nigeria, a difference of 16 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,412 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,272 deaths per 100,000 live births | 140.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | Chad |
| 1990s | 1,365 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,198 deaths per 100,000 live births | 166.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | Chad |
| 2000s | 1,280 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,098 deaths per 100,000 live births | 181.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | Chad |
| 2010s | 1,167 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,115 deaths per 100,000 live births | 52.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | Chad |
| 2020s | 1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births | 16.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income, Chad or Nigeria?
- Chad, at 1,063 deaths per 100,000 live births against 1,047 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nigeria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income between Chad and Nigeria?
- 16 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income?
- Chad ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. average daily income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.