Portugal vs Turkey: Maternal mortality ratio
Portugal
14.95 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Turkey
14.63 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Portugal rank
149th
Turkey rank
150th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Portugal
- Turkey
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 14.95 per 100,000 live births against 14.63 per 100,000 live births in Turkey, a difference of 0.32 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Turkey ahead.
Portugal ranks 149th and Turkey ranks 150th of 212 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.68 per 100,000 live births | 27.43 per 100,000 live births | 18.75 per 100,000 live births | Turkey |
| 2010s | 11.58 per 100,000 live births | 19.83 per 100,000 live births | 8.25 per 100,000 live births | Turkey |
| 2020s | 15.89 per 100,000 live births | 18.79 per 100,000 live births | 2.9 per 100,000 live births | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Portugal or Turkey?
- Portugal, at 14.95 per 100,000 live births against 14.63 per 100,000 live births in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Portugal and Turkey?
- 0.32 per 100,000 live births, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turkey?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Turkey rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Portugal ranks 149th and Turkey ranks 150th of 212 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.