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Nigeria vs South Africa: Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) was 993.00, compared to South Africa's 118.00. That makes Nigeria's value 741.5% higher than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #1 of 194 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2023)
993.00
Year-over-year
-2.3%
10-year change
-13.4%
Peak
1,168.00 (2015)
Trough
993.00 (2023)

South Africa

Rank #61 of 194 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2023)
118.00
Year-over-year
-8.5%
10-year change
-34.4%
Peak
283.00 (2006)
Trough
118.00 (2020)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SH.STA.MMRT), CC BY 4.0.