What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 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.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Grenada: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

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

119th

Grenada rank

121st

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 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 119th and Grenada ranks 121st of 185 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 the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, 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 the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 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 the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Costa Rica ranks 119th and Grenada ranks 121st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.