Costa Rica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Maternal mortality ratio
Costa Rica
22 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Trinidad and Tobago
26.58 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
120th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
117th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Costa Rica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 26.58 deaths per 100,000 live births against 22 deaths per 100,000 live births in Costa Rica, a difference of 4.58 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th of 189 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | 104.94 deaths per 100,000 live births | 58.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 42.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 97.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 55.84 deaths per 100,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 32.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | 58.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 26.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 21.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 34.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 22 deaths per 100,000 live births | 26.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Costa Rica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 26.58 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- 4.58 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources β 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
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.