Bulgaria vs Puerto Rico: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Bulgaria
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 13,799 1 in: rate varies by country against 11,432 1 in: rate varies by country in Puerto Rico, a difference of 2,367 1 in: rate varies by country.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Puerto Rico ranks 34th of 194 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2,371 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,444 1 in: rate varies by country | 926.4 1 in: rate varies by country | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 3,698 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,966 1 in: rate varies by country | 1,732 1 in: rate varies by country | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 6,623 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,225 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,398 1 in: rate varies by country | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 10,918 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,881 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,037 1 in: rate varies by country | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 10,021 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,166 1 in: rate varies by country | 2,855 1 in: rate varies by country | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Bulgaria or Puerto Rico?
- Bulgaria, at 13,799 1 in: rate varies by country against 11,432 1 in: rate varies by country in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Bulgaria and Puerto Rico?
- 2,367 1 in: rate varies by country, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Puerto Rico?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Puerto Rico rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Puerto Rico ranks 34th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.