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Share of mothers who have lost a child

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 1980; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data50 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
14.8%
Median: 13.7%
Countries Covered
50
with available data
Highest
Chad
35.1%
Lowest
Colombia
2.8%
Top 5 Countries
1Chad35.1%
2Niger31.9%
3Sierra Leone30.2%
4Benin26.9%
5Nigeria26.7%
By Region
Africa16.4%(5 countries)
Other16.1%(38 countries)
Asia8.8%(3 countries)
North America7.7%(1 countries)
South America4.1%(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.8%)High (35.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 14.8%)

Africa (5)
Other (38)
Asia (3)
North America (1)
South America (3)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 1980; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Chad35.1%
2Niger31.9%
3Sierra Leone30.2%
4Benin26.9%
5Nigeria26.7%
6Mali25.1%
7Liberia22.9%
8Burkina Faso21.8%
9Democratic Republic of the Congo21.6%
10Burundi21.0%
11Guinea21.0%
12Uganda20.9%
13Cameroon20.6%
14Angola19.1%
15Mozambique19.0%
16Cote d'Ivoire18.8%
17Ethiopia18.6%
18Malawi18.4%
19Afghanistan18.2%
20Zambia17.9%
21Togo16.5%
22Central African Republic16.2%
23United Republic of Tanzania15.0%
24Senegal14.8%
25Republic of The Gambia14.3%
26Eswatini13.0%
27Republic of the Congo12.7%
28Rwanda12.4%
29Haiti12.3%
30Lesotho11.1%
31Kenya10.9%
32Zimbabwe10.5%
33Timor-Leste10.4%
34Madagascar10.2%
35Myanmar9.8%
36Comoros9.3%
37Gabon9.2%
38Bolivia8.3%
39Nepal8.1%
40Sao Tome and Principe7.9%
41Guatemala7.7%
42South Africa6.9%
43Namibia6.5%
44Brazil5.8%
45Cambodia5.4%
46Philippines4.4%
47Indonesia3.9%
48Dominican Republic3.7%
49Peru3.6%
50Colombia2.8%
Showing 50 of 50 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (1980).

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