Costa Rica vs Grenada: Maternal mortality ratio
Costa Rica
22 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Grenada
21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
120th
Grenada rank
123rd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Costa Rica
- Grenada
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 22 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Grenada, a difference of 0.86 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Grenada ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Grenada ranks 123rd of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Grenada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Grenada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | 52.39 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | Grenada |
| 1990s | 42.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 49.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.38 deaths per 100,000 live births | Grenada |
| 2000s | 32.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | 34.08 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | Grenada |
| 2010s | 21.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 24.18 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100,000 live births | Grenada |
| 2020s | 22 deaths per 100,000 live births | 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.8655 deaths per 100,000 live births | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Costa Rica or Grenada?
- Costa Rica, at 22 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Grenada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 0.86 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Grenada?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Grenada rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Grenada ranks 123rd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.