Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death
This key economic indicator for the Maternal Health sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death in Nigeria decreased by 1.7points from a year earlier.
- Since 2014 South Sudan Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death was down by 1.5points year on year totalising 5.15 Percent.
- In 2019 Nigeria was number 4 in Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death.
Top Countries in Lifetime Risk of Maternal Death
Percent - 2000 to 2019
| # | 185 Countries | Percent | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
Chad
| 6.55 % | 2019 | -2.4 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
South Sudan
| 5.15 % | 2019 | -2.4 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Somalia
| 4.82 % | 2019 | -2.9 % | -2.7 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
Nigeria
| 4.71 % | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Sierra Leone
| 4.22 % | 2019 | -6.5 % | -4.8 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Central African Republic
| 3.91 % | 2019 | -2.9 % | -4.0 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Niger
| 3.52 % | 2019 | -3.6 % | -4.1 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Mauritania
| 3.52 % | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Mali
| 3.34 % | 2019 | -3.0 % | -4.2 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Gambia
| 3.03 % | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.7 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Liberia
| 2.92 % | 2019 | -2.6 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Guinea-Bissau
| 2.90 % | 2019 | -4.3 % | -3.9 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Ivory Coast
| 2.83 % | 2019 | -1.9 % | -2.8 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Burundi
| 2.80 % | 2019 | -3.8 % | -3.3 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Democratic Republic of the Congo
| 2.79 % | 2019 | -2.7 % | -2.9 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Guinea
| 2.66 % | 2019 | -5.2 % | -7.6 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Tanzania
| 2.60 % | 2019 | -3.1 % | -3.5 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Afghanistan
| 2.40 % | 2019 | -11.8 % | -10.7 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Cameroon
| 2.37 % | 2019 | -3.4 % | -3.5 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Benin
| 1.95 % | 2019 | -2.7 % | -3.3 % | View data |
Source: World Bank