What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Costa Rica and Iran?

0.02 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

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.

Costa Rica vs Iran: Maternal mortality ratio

Costa Rica

22 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Iran

22.02 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Costa Rica rank

120th

Iran rank

119th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Costa Rica
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 22.02 deaths per 100,000 live births against 22 deaths per 100,000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.02 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iran ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 120th and Iran ranks 119th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1980s	46.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	94.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	48.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iran
1990s	42.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	60.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iran
2000s	32.26 deaths per 100,000 live births	36.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iran
2010s	21.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	22.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.5039 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iran
2020s	22 deaths per 100,000 live births	22.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.0151 deaths per 100,000 live births	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Costa Rica or Iran?: Iran, at 22.02 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 between Costa Rica and Iran?: 0.02 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iran?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Iran rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Costa Rica ranks 120th and Iran ranks 119th 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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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.