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

IDA total, at 202,000 against 75,000 in Nigeria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA 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 total vs Nigeria: Number of maternal deaths

IDA total

202,000

in 2023

Nigeria

75,000

in 2023

IDA total rank

4th

Nigeria rank

1st

Number of maternal deaths over time

IDA total
Nigeria

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 202,000 against 75,000 in Nigeria, a difference of 127,000.

That makes IDA total's figure about 2.7 times Nigeria's.

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

IDA total ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 1st of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	315,400	54,000	261,400	IDA total
1990s	303,300	58,300	245,000	IDA total
2000s	263,000	67,700	195,300	IDA total
2010s	246,800	82,400	164,400	IDA total
2020s	212,000	76,000	136,000	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, IDA total or Nigeria?: IDA total, at 202,000 against 75,000 in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between IDA total and Nigeria?: 127,000, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Nigeria?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Nigeria rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: IDA total ranks 4th 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.