Canada vs Portugal: Maternal mortality, gaps filled

Canada
11.01
in 2020
Portugal
11.8
in 2020
Canada rank
144th
Portugal rank
143rd

Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time

  • Canada
  • Portugal
050100150195019852020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 11.8 against 11.01 in Canada, a difference of 0.79.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.

Canada ranks 144th and Portugal ranks 143rd of 189 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 62.77 133.44 70.67 Portugal
1960s 34.92 93.15 58.23 Portugal
1970s 11.09 48.47 37.38 Portugal
1980s 5.87 16.92 11.05 Portugal
1990s 7.72 12.23 4.51 Portugal
2000s 10.9 9.31 1.59 Canada
2010s 11.77 10.17 1.6 Canada
2020s 11.01 11.8 0.7866 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Canada or Portugal?
Portugal, at 11.8 against 11.01 in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between Canada and Portugal?
0.79, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
Canada ranks 144th and Portugal ranks 143rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 8,953 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.