Chile vs Puerto Rico: Maternal mortality ratio
Chile
9.88 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Puerto Rico
11.03 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Chile rank
132nd
Puerto Rico rank
129th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Chile
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 11.03 per 100,000 live births against 9.88 per 100,000 live births in Chile, a difference of 1.15 per 100,000 live births.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 132nd and Puerto Rico ranks 129th of 178 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.05 per 100,000 live births | 19.47 per 100,000 live births | 8.58 per 100,000 live births | Chile |
| 2010s | 15.5 per 100,000 live births | 15.76 per 100,000 live births | 0.26 per 100,000 live births | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 12.07 per 100,000 live births | 31.67 per 100,000 live births | 19.6 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, Chile or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 11.03 per 100,000 live births against 9.88 per 100,000 live births in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Chile and Puerto Rico?
- 1.15 per 100,000 live births, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Puerto Rico?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Puerto Rico rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Chile ranks 132nd and Puerto Rico ranks 129th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.