What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Puerto Rico and Serbia?

0.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Serbia?

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.

Puerto Rico vs Serbia: Maternal mortality ratio

Puerto Rico

11.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Serbia

10.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

146th

Serbia rank

147th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Puerto Rico
Serbia

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 11.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 10.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Serbia, a difference of 0.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 146th and Serbia ranks 147th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	30.7 Deaths per 100 000 live births	14.5 Deaths per 100 000 live births	16.19 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Puerto Rico
1990s	25.21 Deaths per 100 000 live births	16.21 Deaths per 100 000 live births	9.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Puerto Rico
2000s	19.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births	13.34 Deaths per 100 000 live births	6.13 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Puerto Rico
2010s	15.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births	12.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births	3.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Puerto Rico
2020s	31.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births	16.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births	14.87 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Puerto Rico or Serbia?: Puerto Rico, at 11.03 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 10.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Serbia as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Puerto Rico and Serbia?: 0.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Serbia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Serbia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Puerto Rico ranks 146th and Serbia ranks 147th 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.