What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cyprus and Portugal?

1.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Portugal?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Cyprus vs Portugal: Maternal mortality ratio

Cyprus

13.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Portugal

14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Cyprus rank

140th

Portugal rank

137th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Cyprus
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 13.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Cyprus, a difference of 1.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Portugal ahead.

Cyprus ranks 140th and Portugal ranks 137th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	17.24 Deaths per 100 000 live births	19.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1.77 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Portugal
1990s	14.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births	13.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.5098 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Cyprus
2000s	10.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births	8.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births	1.66 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Cyprus
2010s	11.1 Deaths per 100 000 live births	11.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.4832 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Portugal
2020s	62.82 Deaths per 100 000 live births	15.89 Deaths per 100 000 live births	46.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cyprus or Portugal?: Portugal, at 14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 13.62 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cyprus and Portugal?: 1.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Portugal?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Portugal rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Cyprus ranks 140th and Portugal ranks 137th 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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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: Deaths per 100 000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.