Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Costa Rica or Hungary?

Costa Rica, at 12.53 Deaths against 9.95 Deaths in Hungary as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Costa Rica and Hungary?

2.58 Deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.

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

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Hungary: Number of maternal deaths

Costa Rica

12.53 Deaths

in 2023

Hungary

9.95 Deaths

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

115th

Hungary rank

118th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Costa Rica
Hungary

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 12.53 Deaths against 9.95 Deaths in Hungary, a difference of 2.58 Deaths.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 115th and Hungary ranks 118th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1980s	34.67 Deaths	30.91 Deaths	3.76 Deaths	Costa Rica
1990s	31.16 Deaths	22.55 Deaths	8.61 Deaths	Costa Rica
2000s	23.9 Deaths	12.63 Deaths	11.28 Deaths	Costa Rica
2010s	18.86 Deaths	12.21 Deaths	6.65 Deaths	Costa Rica
2020s	17.47 Deaths	16.78 Deaths	0.6887 Deaths	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Costa Rica or Hungary?: Costa Rica, at 12.53 Deaths against 9.95 Deaths in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Costa Rica and Hungary?: 2.58 Deaths, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Costa Rica ranks 115th and Hungary ranks 118th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
Unit: Deaths
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated annual number of women who die from maternal conditions.