Costa Rica vs Georgia: Maternal mortality ratio
Costa Rica
24.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Georgia
19.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
120th
Georgia rank
122nd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Costa Rica
- Georgia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 19.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Georgia, a difference of 4.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Georgia ranks 122nd of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Georgia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.34 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 33.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 7.39 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 38.39 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 39.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 0.9751 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Georgia |
| 2000s | 32.14 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 47.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 15.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Georgia |
| 2010s | 27.16 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 30.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 3.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Georgia |
| 2020s | 32.39 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 32.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 0.4123 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Costa Rica or Georgia?
- Costa Rica, at 24.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 19.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Georgia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 4.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Georgia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Georgia ranks 122nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.