Health Situation in Nigeria

Each year worldwide, 500,000 women die due to complications from childbirth. Of these, 10% come from Nigeria, where, for every woman who dies in childbirth, another 30 suffer debilitating complications and chronic ill health. The infant mortality rate mirrors the maternal statistics, with 71 neonatal deaths per 1000 live births. Overall, the World Health Organization ranked Nigeria as the fourth worst health care system in the world.