Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Portugal or Puerto Rico?

Portugal, at 9.79 deaths against 9.27 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2020.

What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Portugal and Puerto Rico?

0.52 deaths, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Puerto Rico?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

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.

Portugal vs Puerto Rico: Maternal deaths by income group

Portugal

9.79 deaths

in 2020

Puerto Rico

9.27 deaths

in 2020

Portugal rank

123rd

Puerto Rico rank

125th

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Portugal
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 9.79 deaths against 9.27 deaths in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.52 deaths.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Portugal ranks 123rd and Puerto Rico ranks 125th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1980s	18.71 deaths	19.52 deaths	0.8132 deaths	Puerto Rico
1990s	13.85 deaths	16.99 deaths	3.14 deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	10.13 deaths	10.72 deaths	0.5863 deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	8.98 deaths	6.27 deaths	2.71 deaths	Portugal
2020s	9.79 deaths	9.27 deaths	0.5226 deaths	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Portugal or Puerto Rico?: Portugal, at 9.79 deaths against 9.27 deaths in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Portugal and Puerto Rico?: 0.52 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Puerto Rico?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Puerto Rico rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Portugal ranks 123rd 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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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: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.