Puerto Rico vs Tunisia: Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate

Puerto Rico
34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Tunisia
36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Puerto Rico rank
109th
Tunisia rank
108th

Maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate over time

  • Puerto Rico
  • Tunisia
255075100125198520022020

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Puerto Rico, a difference of 2.29 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 109th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Puerto Rico Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 28.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 104.58 deaths per 100,000 live births 75.79 deaths per 100,000 live births Tunisia
1990s 25.65 deaths per 100,000 live births 77.8 deaths per 100,000 live births 52.14 deaths per 100,000 live births Tunisia
2000s 21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 56.34 deaths per 100,000 live births 35.26 deaths per 100,000 live births Tunisia
2010s 18.74 deaths per 100,000 live births 41 deaths per 100,000 live births 22.26 deaths per 100,000 live births Tunisia
2020s 34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births 2.29 deaths per 100,000 live births Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate, Puerto Rico or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births against 34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate between Puerto Rico and Tunisia?
2.29 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Tunisia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Puerto Rico and Tunisia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. fertility rate?
Puerto Rico ranks 109th and Tunisia ranks 108th 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.