Number of maternal deaths in Niger
Niger: Number of maternal deaths was 3,800 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Niger, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Niger stood at 3,800. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Niger peaked at 5,400 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,800, in 2022.
That places Niger 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,540 | 4,500 | 4,600 | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,620 | 4,500 | 5,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,310 | 5,100 | 5,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,500 | 4,000 | 5,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,900 | 3,800 | 4,100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More health data for Niger
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.91 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 431,792 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 409,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 393,646 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths in Niger?
- Number of maternal deaths in Niger was 3,800 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 5,400 in 2002.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,800 in 2022.
- How does Niger rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Niger ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.