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

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

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

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.

Portugal vs Türkiye: Maternal mortality ratio

Portugal

14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Türkiye

14.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Portugal rank

137th

Türkiye rank

138th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Portugal
Türkiye

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 14.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Türkiye, a difference of 0.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Türkiye ahead.

Portugal ranks 137th and Türkiye ranks 138th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1980s	19.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births	49.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births	30.97 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Türkiye
1990s	13.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births	37.44 Deaths per 100 000 live births	23.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Türkiye
2000s	8.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births	27.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births	18.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Türkiye
2010s	11.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births	19.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births	8.25 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Türkiye
2020s	15.89 Deaths per 100 000 live births	18.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births	2.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Portugal or Türkiye?: Portugal, at 14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 14.63 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Portugal and Türkiye?: 0.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Türkiye?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Türkiye rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Portugal ranks 137th and Türkiye ranks 138th 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.