Puerto Rico vs United States: Maternal mortality rate who mdb

Puerto Rico
0.4339
in 2022
United States
0.4171
in 2022
Puerto Rico rank
25th
United States rank
27th

Maternal mortality rate who mdb over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • United States
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.4339 against 0.4171 in United States, a difference of 0.0168.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 25th and United States ranks 27th of 111 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico United States Difference Ahead
1960s 1.92 0.8062 1.11 Puerto Rico
1970s 0.5589 0.2573 0.3016 Puerto Rico
1980s 0.2704 0.1191 0.1513 Puerto Rico
1990s 0.2998 0.1245 0.1753 Puerto Rico
2000s 0.2406 0.2359 0.0047 Puerto Rico
2010s 0.2184 0.3657 0.1473 United States
2020s 0.509 0.4891 0.0199 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality rate who mdb, Puerto Rico or United States?
Puerto Rico, at 0.4339 against 0.4171 in United States as of 2022.
What is the difference in maternal mortality rate who mdb between Puerto Rico and United States?
0.0168, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States?
56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Puerto Rico and United States rank globally for maternal mortality rate who mdb?
Puerto Rico ranks 25th and United States ranks 27th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality rate who mdb. 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 rate who mdb
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,924 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed