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Nigeria: Maternal mortality ratio
993per 100 000 live births · 2023-13.4% since 2013
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator MDG_0000000026. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1985 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (per 100 000 live births) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 993 | |
| 2022 | 1,016 | |
| 2021 | 1,046 | |
| 2020 | 1,065 | |
| 2019 | 1,091 | |
| 2018 | 1,118 | |
| 2017 | 1,142 | |
| 2016 | 1,155 | |
| 2015 | 1,168 | |
| 2014 | 1,155 | |
| 2013 | 1,146 | |
| 2012 | 1,124 | |
| 2011 | 1,108 | |
| 2010 | 1,094 | |
| 2009 | 1,088 | |
| 2008 | 1,081 | |
| 2007 | 1,063 | |
| 2006 | 1,067 | |
| 2005 | 1,060 | |
| 2004 | 1,075 | |
| 2003 | 1,090 | |
| 2002 | 1,117 | |
| 2001 | 1,130 | |
| 2000 | 1,136 | |
| 1999 | 1,165 | |
| 1998 | 1,189 | |
| 1997 | 1,184 | |
| 1996 | 1,185 | |
| 1995 | 1,186 | |
| 1994 | 1,193 | |
| 1993 | 1,200 | |
| 1992 | 1,246 | |
| 1991 | 1,282 | |
| 1990 | 1,285 | |
| 1989 | 1,304 | |
| 1988 | 1,332 | |
| 1987 | 1,351 | |
| 1986 | 1,363 | |
| 1985 | 1,344 |
Source
Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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World Health Organization (2026). Maternal mortality ratio. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-mdg-0000000026 (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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