Costa Rica vs Iran: Maternal mortality, gaps filled

Costa Rica
22
in 2020
Iran
22.02
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
120th
Iran rank
119th

Maternal mortality, gaps filled over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iran
20406080100198520022020

How they compare

Iran currently reports 22.02 against 22 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iran ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Iran ranks 119th of 189 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iran Difference Ahead
1980s 46.52 94.87 48.34 Iran
1990s 42.15 60.36 18.21 Iran
2000s 32.26 36.31 4.05 Iran
2010s 21.62 22.12 0.5039 Iran
2020s 22 22.02 0.0151 Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, gaps filled, Costa Rica or Iran?
Iran, at 22.02 against 22 in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality, gaps filled between Costa Rica and Iran?
0.02, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Iran ranks 119th 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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About this data

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.