What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Fiji and Puerto Rico?

3.71 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Fiji ahead.

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

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.

Fiji vs Puerto Rico: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Fiji

38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Puerto Rico

34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Fiji rank

107th

Puerto Rico rank

109th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Fiji
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Fiji currently reports 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Puerto Rico, a difference of 3.71 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Fiji has been ahead every year.

Fiji ranks 107th and Puerto Rico ranks 109th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1980s	61.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	32.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	Fiji
1990s	53.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	25.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.25 deaths per 100,000 live births	Fiji
2000s	45.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	Fiji
2010s	38.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.74 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	Fiji
2020s	38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Fiji or Puerto Rico?: Fiji, at 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Fiji and Puerto Rico?: 3.71 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Puerto Rico?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Fiji and Puerto Rico rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Fiji ranks 107th and Puerto Rico ranks 109th 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.