Maternal mortality ratio in Niger
The maternal mortality ratio in Niger was 350 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.
Niger, 2023
350
Change from 2022
−11per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
21st of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Niger over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 350 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 361 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 396 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 388 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 406 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 420 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 433 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 450 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 473 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 497 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 526 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 554 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 585 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 621 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 647 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 669 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 704 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 737 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 764 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 790 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 813 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 835 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 843 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 845 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 841 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −11 from 361 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 526 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −176.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Niger has the 21st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Niger
All statistics for Niger
Under-five mortality rate
110.7 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
61.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
53.1 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
39
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.09 litres
2024 · WHO