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
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) β 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
Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.