China vs Costa Rica: Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate

China
23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Costa Rica
22 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
China rank
117th
Costa Rica rank
119th

Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate over time

  • China
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

China currently reports 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 22 deaths per 100,000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.05 deaths per 100,000 live births.

Across all 36 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 117th and Costa Rica ranks 119th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 99.14 deaths per 100,000 live births 46.52 deaths per 100,000 live births 52.62 deaths per 100,000 live births China
1990s 75.66 deaths per 100,000 live births 42.15 deaths per 100,000 live births 33.51 deaths per 100,000 live births China
2000s 45.9 deaths per 100,000 live births 32.26 deaths per 100,000 live births 13.64 deaths per 100,000 live births China
2010s 25.99 deaths per 100,000 live births 21.62 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.37 deaths per 100,000 live births China
2020s 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births 22 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.04 deaths per 100,000 live births China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate, China or Costa Rica?
China, at 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 22 deaths per 100,000 live births in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate between China and Costa Rica?
1.05 deaths per 100,000 live births, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Costa Rica?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do China and Costa Rica rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate?
China ranks 117th and Costa Rica ranks 119th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.