Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Cyprus or Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico, at 2.08 Deaths against 1.98 Deaths in Cyprus as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Cyprus and Puerto Rico?

0.1 Deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Puerto Rico?

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.

Cyprus vs Puerto Rico: Number of maternal deaths

Cyprus

1.98 Deaths

in 2023

Puerto Rico

2.08 Deaths

in 2023

Cyprus rank

163rd

Puerto Rico rank

161st

Number of maternal deaths over time

Cyprus
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 2.08 Deaths against 1.98 Deaths in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1 Deaths.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

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

Cyprus ranks 163rd and Puerto Rico ranks 161st of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.56 Deaths	20 Deaths	17.43 Deaths	Puerto Rico
1990s	1.94 Deaths	16.08 Deaths	14.14 Deaths	Puerto Rico
2000s	1.26 Deaths	9.86 Deaths	8.59 Deaths	Puerto Rico
2010s	1.52 Deaths	5.11 Deaths	3.59 Deaths	Puerto Rico
2020s	9.21 Deaths	5.93 Deaths	3.28 Deaths	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Cyprus or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 2.08 Deaths against 1.98 Deaths in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Cyprus and Puerto Rico?: 0.1 Deaths, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Puerto Rico?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Puerto Rico rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Cyprus ranks 163rd and Puerto Rico ranks 161st 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.