What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?

0.54 deaths, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?

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 Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs United Arab Emirates: Number of maternal deaths

Portugal

9.79 deaths

in 2020

United Arab Emirates

9.25 deaths

in 2020

Portugal rank

123rd

United Arab Emirates rank

126th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Portugal
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 9.79 deaths against 9.25 deaths in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.54 deaths.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 123rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 126th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	18.71 deaths	9.21 deaths	9.5 deaths	Portugal
1990s	13.85 deaths	11.29 deaths	2.56 deaths	Portugal
2000s	10.13 deaths	9.26 deaths	0.8741 deaths	Portugal
2010s	8.98 deaths	9.32 deaths	0.3386 deaths	United Arab Emirates
2020s	9.79 deaths	9.25 deaths	0.5463 deaths	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Portugal or United Arab Emirates?: Portugal, at 9.79 deaths against 9.25 deaths in United Arab Emirates as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 0.54 deaths, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Arab Emirates?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Portugal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Portugal ranks 123rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 126th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
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.