Which has higher number of maternal deaths, IDA & IBRD total or Nigeria?

IDA & IBRD total, at 244,000 against 75,000 in Nigeria as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between IDA & IBRD total and Nigeria?

169,000, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Nigeria?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA & IBRD total vs Nigeria: Number of maternal deaths

IDA & IBRD total

244,000

in 2023

Nigeria

75,000

in 2023

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of maternal deaths over time

IDA & IBRD total
Nigeria

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 244,000 against 75,000 in Nigeria, a difference of 169,000.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 3.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 47 groups.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	582,400	54,000	528,400	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	498,100	58,300	439,800	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	391,200	67,700	323,500	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	316,800	82,400	234,400	IDA & IBRD total
2020s	266,750	76,000	190,750	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, IDA & IBRD total or Nigeria?: IDA & IBRD total, at 244,000 against 75,000 in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between IDA & IBRD total and Nigeria?: 169,000, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Nigeria?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Nigeria rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
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: 03 September 2026

A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.