Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions
Portugal
0.1747 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Sri Lanka
0.1697 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2019
Portugal rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
52nd
Death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions over time
- Portugal
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.1747 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1697 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 111 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.9727 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.2606 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.2 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0688 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.418 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3493 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0614 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2896 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2282 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0753 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1523 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.077 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions, Portugal or Sri Lanka?
- Portugal, at 0.1747 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1697 deaths per 100,000 people in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions between Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 0.005 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2019.
- How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for death rate from pregnancy or maternal conditions?
- Portugal ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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.