Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: Death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions
Bulgaria
0.1538 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica
0.1486 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
56th
Costa Rica rank
57th
Death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.1538 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1486 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0052 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 56th and Costa Rica ranks 57th of 111 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6802 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.5161 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.2843 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8858 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6016 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.178 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5533 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3754 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1085 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4946 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3861 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0602 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3202 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.26 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1014 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2915 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1901 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 0.1538 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1486 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.0052 deaths per 100,000 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions?
- Bulgaria ranks 56th and Costa Rica ranks 57th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from maternal conditions in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.