Portugal vs Uruguay: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Portugal
0.0175
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0194
in 2023
Portugal rank
140th
Uruguay rank
138th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
00.020.040.060.080.1198520042023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.0194 against 0.0175 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0019.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 138th of 194 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0293 0.092 0.0628 Uruguay
1990s 0.0186 0.0662 0.0477 Uruguay
2000s 0.0111 0.0409 0.0298 Uruguay
2010s 0.0128 0.0282 0.0154 Uruguay
2020s 0.0175 0.0337 0.0162 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Portugal or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.0194 against 0.0175 in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Portugal and Uruguay?
0.0019, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Portugal ranks 140th and Uruguay ranks 138th 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.

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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed