Niger vs Somalia: Number of maternal deaths

Niger
3,800
in 2023
Somalia
4,400
in 2023
Niger rank
14th
Somalia rank
11th

Number of maternal deaths over time

  • Niger
  • Somalia
02.0k4.0k6.0k198520042023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 4,400 against 3,800 in Niger, a difference of 600.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Somalia ahead.

Globally, Niger ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 11th of 194 countries.

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About this data

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

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.