Puerto Rico vs Syria: Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality
Puerto Rico
34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Syria
29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Puerto Rico rank
109th
Syria rank
111th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality over time
- Puerto Rico
- Syria
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 Syria, a difference of 4.42 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Syria ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 109th and Syria ranks 111th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Syria | 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 | Syria |
| 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 | Syria |
| 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 | Syria |
| 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 | Syria |
| 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. neonatal mortality, Puerto Rico or Syria?
- Puerto Rico, at 34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births against 29.92 deaths per 100,000 live births in Syria as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality between Puerto Rico and Syria?
- 4.42 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Syria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Puerto Rico and Syria rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality?
- Puerto Rico ranks 109th and Syria 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. neonatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.