Belize vs Puerto Rico: Maternal deaths by income group

Belize
9.09 deaths
in 2020
Puerto Rico
9.27 deaths
in 2020
Belize rank
127th
Puerto Rico rank
125th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

  • Belize
  • Puerto Rico
05101520198520022020

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 9.27 deaths against 9.09 deaths in Belize, a difference of 0.18 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Belize ranks 127th and Puerto Rico ranks 125th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1980s 6.15 deaths 19.52 deaths 13.37 deaths Puerto Rico
1990s 5.92 deaths 16.99 deaths 11.07 deaths Puerto Rico
2000s 4.78 deaths 10.72 deaths 5.94 deaths Puerto Rico
2010s 3.92 deaths 6.27 deaths 2.35 deaths Puerto Rico
2020s 9.09 deaths 9.27 deaths 0.1857 deaths Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Belize or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 9.27 deaths against 9.09 deaths in Belize as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Belize and Puerto Rico?
0.18 deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Puerto Rico?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Belize and Puerto Rico rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
Belize ranks 127th and Puerto Rico ranks 125th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal deaths by income group
Unit
deaths
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.