Mauritius vs Portugal: Maternal deaths by income group

Mauritius
10.97 deaths
in 2020
Portugal
9.79 deaths
in 2020
Mauritius rank
121st
Portugal rank
123rd

Maternal deaths by income group over time

  • Mauritius
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 10.97 deaths against 9.79 deaths in Portugal, a difference of 1.18 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 123rd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 25.74 deaths 18.71 deaths 7.03 deaths Mauritius
1990s 16.13 deaths 13.85 deaths 2.28 deaths Mauritius
2000s 8.87 deaths 10.13 deaths 1.26 deaths Portugal
2010s 6.88 deaths 8.98 deaths 2.1 deaths Portugal
2020s 10.97 deaths 9.79 deaths 1.17 deaths Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Mauritius or Portugal?
Mauritius, at 10.97 deaths against 9.79 deaths in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Mauritius and Portugal?
1.18 deaths, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Portugal?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mauritius and Portugal rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
Mauritius ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 123rd 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.