Iran vs Portugal: Reported maternal mortality rate
Iran
0.1742 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Portugal
0.1747 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Iran rank
51st
Portugal rank
50th
Reported maternal mortality rate over time
- Iran
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.1747 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1742 deaths per 100,000 people in Iran, a difference of 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 50th of 111 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reported maternal mortality rate, Iran or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.1747 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1742 deaths per 100,000 people in Iran as of 2022.
- What is the difference in reported maternal mortality rate between Iran and Portugal?
- 0.0005 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Portugal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
- How do Iran and Portugal rank globally for reported maternal mortality rate?
- Iran ranks 51st and Portugal ranks 50th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported maternal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported deaths from maternal conditions in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.