Nigeria accounts for 20% of global maternal deaths — Report

May 21, 2026

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By Folarin Kehinde

The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has raised concern over Nigeria’s alarming maternal mortality rate, disclosing that the country accounts for nearly 20 per cent of global maternal deaths amid persistent underfunding and systemic failures in the health sector.

Programme Manager of CJID, Felicia Dairo, stated this while speaking at a two-day training for health journalists on investigative skills for reporting Nigeria’s priority health challenges in Abuja.

Nigeria accounts for 20% of global maternal deaths — Report

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