Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 34.34 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 34.34 for maternal mortality, gaps filled in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.9% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Puerto Rico peaked at 34.34 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.65, in 2017.
That places Puerto Rico 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 31.82 | — |
| 1986 | 30.44 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 27.31 | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 27.52 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 26.84 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 26.78 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 27.56 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 27.47 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 25.66 | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 26.06 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 26.24 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 26.02 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 25.39 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 22.96 | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 22.39 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 21.87 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 22.07 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 23.11 | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 20.25 | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 19.62 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 19.66 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 20.03 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 20.71 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 21.65 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 21.83 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 21.24 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 21 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.98 | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 18.14 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 18.42 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 18.28 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.78 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 15.65 | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 17.93 | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 20.95 | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 34.34 | +63.9% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 34.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.61, 4.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 34.34 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12, 48% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +63.9% | 20.95 | 34.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.79 | 26.84 | 31.82 | 5 |
| 1990s | 25.65 | 22.39 | 27.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.08 | 19.62 | 23.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.74 | 15.65 | 21.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.34 | 34.34 | 34.34 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More health data for Puerto Rico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4804 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0152 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -6.19 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Puerto Rico?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Puerto Rico was 34.34 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 34.34 in 2020.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.65 in 2017.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Puerto Rico ranks 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.