Chad vs Nigeria: Maternal mortality ratio
Chad
747.54 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Nigeria
992.83 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Chad rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Chad
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 992.83 per 100,000 live births against 747.54 per 100,000 live births in Chad, a difference of 245.29 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,215 per 100,000 live births | 1,091 per 100,000 live births | 123.86 per 100,000 live births | Chad |
| 2010s | 1,158 per 100,000 live births | 1,130 per 100,000 live births | 27.83 per 100,000 live births | Chad |
| 2020s | 817.24 per 100,000 live births | 1,030 per 100,000 live births | 212.76 per 100,000 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Chad or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 992.83 per 100,000 live births against 747.54 per 100,000 live births in Chad as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Chad and Nigeria?
- 245.29 per 100,000 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Nigeria rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Chad ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.