Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)
993 per 100,000 births Nigeria, 2023
Down 2.3% from 1,016 per 100,000 births in 2022.
Modelled estimateYearlySDG 3.1.1
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · SH.STA.MMRT · version 3, published 2 Nov 2026 · CC-BY-4.0
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How we know
- Definition
- Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP measured using purchasing power parities (PPPs).
- Type of figure
- Modelled estimate. Produced by a statistical model that combines surveys and other data, often to fill years without a survey. It is not a direct measurement.
- Updated
- Yearly
- SDG target
- 3.1.1
- Compiled from
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO); UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); UN Population Fund (UNFPA); World Bank Group (WBG)
- Source
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SH.STA.MMRT)
- Licence
- CC-BY-4.0
- Version
- Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026
- Cite this
- World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.MMRT. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
All years
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 993 per 100,000 births |
| 2022 | 1,016 per 100,000 births |
| 2021 | 1,046 per 100,000 births |
| 2020 | 1,065 per 100,000 births |
| 2019 | 1,091 per 100,000 births |
| 2018 | 1,118 per 100,000 births |
| 2017 | 1,142 per 100,000 births |
| 2016 | 1,155 per 100,000 births |
| 2015 | 1,168 per 100,000 births |
| 2014 | 1,155 per 100,000 births |
| 2013 | 1,146 per 100,000 births |
| 2012 | 1,124 per 100,000 births |
| 2011 | 1,108 per 100,000 births |
| 2010 | 1,094 per 100,000 births |
| 2009 | 1,088 per 100,000 births |
| 2008 | 1,081 per 100,000 births |
| 2007 | 1,063 per 100,000 births |
| 2006 | 1,067 per 100,000 births |
| 2005 | 1,060 per 100,000 births |
| 2004 | 1,075 per 100,000 births |
| 2003 | 1,090 per 100,000 births |
| 2002 | 1,117 per 100,000 births |
| 2001 | 1,130 per 100,000 births |
| 2000 | 1,136 per 100,000 births |
| 1999 | 1,165 per 100,000 births |
| 1998 | 1,189 per 100,000 births |
| 1997 | 1,184 per 100,000 births |
| 1996 | 1,185 per 100,000 births |
| 1995 | 1,186 per 100,000 births |
| 1994 | 1,193 per 100,000 births |
| 1993 | 1,200 per 100,000 births |
| 1992 | 1,246 per 100,000 births |
| 1991 | 1,282 per 100,000 births |
| 1990 | 1,285 per 100,000 births |
| 1989 | 1,304 per 100,000 births |
| 1988 | 1,332 per 100,000 births |
| 1987 | 1,351 per 100,000 births |
| 1986 | 1,363 per 100,000 births |
| 1985 | 1,344 per 100,000 births |