Puerto Rico vs Syrian Arab Republic: Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate

Puerto Rico
34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Syrian Arab Republic
29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Puerto Rico rank
109th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
111th

Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Syrian Arab Republic
2030405060198520022020

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 4.42 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 109th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 111th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 28.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 49.25 deaths per 100,000 live births 20.46 deaths per 100,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
1990s 25.65 deaths per 100,000 live births 38.82 deaths per 100,000 live births 13.17 deaths per 100,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2000s 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 24.52 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.44 deaths per 100,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2010s 18.74 deaths per 100,000 live births 28.32 deaths per 100,000 live births 9.59 deaths per 100,000 live births Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births 29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births 4.42 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 vs. fertility rate, Puerto Rico or Syrian Arab Republic?
Puerto Rico, at 34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate between Puerto Rico and Syrian Arab Republic?
4.42 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Syrian Arab Republic?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Puerto Rico and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate?
Puerto Rico ranks 109th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 111th 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.