Africa Western and Central vs Nigeria: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre

Africa Western and Central
0.0123 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0823 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
1st

Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Nigeria
0.020.040.060.080.1198520042023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0823 units per square kilometre against 0.0123 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.07 units per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 6.7 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 47 groups.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0109 units per square kilometre 0.0593 units per square kilometre 0.0484 units per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.064 units per square kilometre 0.0527 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 0.0126 units per square kilometre 0.0743 units per square kilometre 0.0617 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 0.0142 units per square kilometre 0.0905 units per square kilometre 0.0763 units per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 0.0127 units per square kilometre 0.0834 units per square kilometre 0.0707 units per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre, Africa Western and Central or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0823 units per square kilometre against 0.0123 units per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre between Africa Western and Central and Nigeria?
0.07 units per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Nigeria?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Nigeria rank globally for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 9,090 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.