Bulgaria vs Puerto Rico: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Bulgaria
0.0072
in 2023
Puerto Rico
0.0087
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
164th
Puerto Rico rank
161st
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Bulgaria
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0087 against 0.0072 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0015.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 164th and Puerto Rico ranks 161st of 194 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0422 | 0.0695 | 0.0273 | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.0284 | 0.052 | 0.0236 | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.0154 | 0.0317 | 0.0162 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.0093 | 0.0184 | 0.0091 | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.0104 | 0.0247 | 0.0143 | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Bulgaria or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.0087 against 0.0072 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Bulgaria and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0015, with Puerto Rico 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 164th and Puerto Rico ranks 161st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.