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

0.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Uruguay ahead.

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

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 Uruguay: Maternal mortality ratio

Portugal

14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Uruguay

15.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Portugal rank

137th

Uruguay rank

134th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Portugal
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 15.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 14.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Portugal, a difference of 0.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 137th and Uruguay ranks 134th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1980s	19.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births	39.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births	20.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Uruguay
1990s	13.51 Deaths per 100 000 live births	29.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births	15.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Uruguay
2000s	8.68 Deaths per 100 000 live births	21 Deaths per 100 000 live births	12.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Uruguay
2010s	11.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births	16.33 Deaths per 100 000 live births	4.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Uruguay
2020s	15.89 Deaths per 100 000 live births	26.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births	10.14 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Portugal or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 15.31 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 Portugal and Uruguay?: 0.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Portugal ranks 137th and Uruguay ranks 134th 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.