India vs Nigeria: Number of maternal deaths
India
19,000
in 2023
Nigeria
75,000
in 2023
India rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st
Number of maternal deaths over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 75,000 against 19,000 in India, a difference of 56,000.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.9 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was India ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 165,800 | 54,000 | 111,800 | India |
| 1990s | 127,000 | 58,300 | 68,700 | India |
| 2000s | 81,000 | 67,700 | 13,300 | India |
| 2010s | 35,200 | 82,400 | 47,200 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 25,000 | 76,000 | 51,000 | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of maternal deaths, India or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 75,000 against 19,000 in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between India and Nigeria?
- 56,000, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of maternal deaths?
- India ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.