Maternal mortality ratio in Puerto Rico in 2023 — 11 per 100k. Ranked 47 in the world out of 194. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 65.6%.
1985–2023 · per 100,000 live births
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Puerto Rico
| Year | per 100k | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | −44 | −80% |
| 2022 | 55 | +5 | +10% |
| 2021 | 50 | +39 | +354.55% |
| 2020 | 11 | −2 | −15.38% |
| 2019 | 13 | −1 | −7.14% |
| 2018 | 14 | −3 | −17.65% |
| 2017 | 17 | +2 | +13.33% |
| 2016 | 15 | +0 | +0% |
| 2015 | 15 | −1 | −6.25% |
| 2014 | 16 | +0 | +0% |
| 2013 | 16 | −1 | −5.88% |
| 2012 | 17 | +0 | +0% |
| 2011 | 17 | −1 | −5.56% |
| 2010 | 18 | +0 | +0% |
| 2009 | 18 | +0 | +0% |
| 2008 | 18 | +0 | +0% |
| 2007 | 18 | −1 | −5.26% |
| 2006 | 19 | −1 | −5% |
| 2005 | 20 | +0 | +0% |
| 2004 | 20 | +0 | +0% |
| 2003 | 20 | +1 | +5.26% |
| 2002 | 19 | −2 | −9.52% |
| 2001 | 21 | −1 | −4.55% |
| 2000 | 22 | +0 | +0% |
| 1999 | 22 | +0 | +0% |
| 1998 | 22 | −1 | −4.35% |
| 1997 | 23 | −1 | −4.17% |
| 1996 | 24 | −1 | −4% |
| 1995 | 25 | +0 | +0% |
| 1994 | 25 | −1 | −3.85% |
| 1993 | 26 | −1 | −3.7% |
| 1992 | 27 | +1 | +3.85% |
| 1991 | 26 | −6 | −18.75% |
| 1990 | 32 | −2 | −5.88% |
| 1989 | 34 | +4 | +13.33% |
| 1988 | 30 | +1 | +3.45% |
| 1987 | 29 | +0 | +0% |
| 1986 | 29 | −3 | −9.38% |
| 1985 | 32 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of women who died during pregnancy, childbirth or within 42 days of its end from causes related to pregnancy, per 100,000 live births. The gap between countries exceeds a hundredfold and is almost entirely explained by the availability of skilled attendance at birth and of emergency obstetric care.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
