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

0.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Lebanon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon 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.

Lebanon vs Portugal: Maternal mortality ratio

Lebanon

14.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Portugal

14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Lebanon rank

135th

Portugal rank

137th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Lebanon
Portugal

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 14.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 135th and Portugal ranks 137th of 195 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	59.24 Deaths per 100 000 live births	19.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births	40.24 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Lebanon
1990s	31.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births	13.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births	18.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Lebanon
2000s	18.46 Deaths per 100 000 live births	8.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births	9.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Lebanon
2010s	14.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births	11.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births	2.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Lebanon
2020s	27.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births	15.89 Deaths per 100 000 live births	11.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Lebanon or Portugal?: Lebanon, at 14.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Lebanon and Portugal?: 0.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Portugal?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Portugal rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Lebanon ranks 135th 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.