Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Costa Rica or Türkiye?

Türkiye, at 13.1 against 7.96 in Costa Rica as of 2019.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?

13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Türkiye: Maternal mortality ratio

Costa Rica

7.96

in 2023

Türkiye

13.1

in 2019

Costa Rica rank

48th

Türkiye rank

45th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Costa Rica
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 13.1 against 7.96 in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.14.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Türkiye ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 48th and Türkiye ranks 45th of 58 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
2000s	26.37	19.67	6.7	Costa Rica
2010s	24.07	14.89	9.18	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Costa Rica or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 13.1 against 7.96 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Costa Rica and Türkiye?: 5.14, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Costa Rica and Türkiye rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Costa Rica ranks 48th and Türkiye ranks 45th of 58 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Costa Rica vs Türkiye: Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid, drawing on Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality-ratio-national-estimate-per-100-000-live-births/costa-rica/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/maternal-mortality-ratio-national-estimate-per-100-000-live-births/costa-rica/turkiye/">Costa Rica vs Türkiye: Maternal mortality ratio</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births)
Source: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 1,112 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.