AbujaNigeria’s rural mothers die at 656 per 100,000 births.
The Northwest and Northeast account for three-quarters of facility deaths, which rose there while falling nationally.
The health ministry’s review counts only deaths in health facilities and admits the figures may be under- or over-reported.
Facility-recorded maternal deaths fell from 5,391 in 2024 to 4,455 in 2025.
The national ratio stands at 572 per 100,000, against a 2030 target of fewer than 70.
How each outlet framed it
- Premium Times Nigeria leans critical
- foregrounds the rural-urban gap, 656 versus 444 maternal deaths per 100,000 births, and the northern zones' three-quarters share
Sources: Premium Times Nigeria