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Maternal mortality ratio in Puerto Rico (US)

The maternal mortality ratio in Puerto Rico (US) was 11 per 100,000 live births in 2023.

Measure: Maternal mortality ratio Unit: Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births Data: 1985 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Puerto Rico (US), 2023 11 Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Change from 2022 −44per 100,000 live births 2022: 55 per 100,000 live births
World, 2023 197 per 100,000 live births Official aggregate
Position in 2023 147th of 194 See the full ranking

Maternal mortality ratio in Puerto Rico (US) over time

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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), 1999 to 2023
Period Puerto Rico (US)World
2023 11 per 100,000 live births 197 per 100,000 live births
2022 55 per 100,000 live births 203 per 100,000 live births
2021 50 per 100,000 live births 242 per 100,000 live births
2020 11 per 100,000 live births 211 per 100,000 live births
2019 13 per 100,000 live births 207 per 100,000 live births
2018 14 per 100,000 live births 211 per 100,000 live births
2017 17 per 100,000 live births 215 per 100,000 live births
2016 15 per 100,000 live births 220 per 100,000 live births
2015 15 per 100,000 live births 228 per 100,000 live births
2014 16 per 100,000 live births 231 per 100,000 live births
2013 16 per 100,000 live births 235 per 100,000 live births
2012 17 per 100,000 live births 239 per 100,000 live births
2011 17 per 100,000 live births 247 per 100,000 live births
2010 18 per 100,000 live births 253 per 100,000 live births
2009 18 per 100,000 live births 258 per 100,000 live births
2008 18 per 100,000 live births 264 per 100,000 live births
2007 18 per 100,000 live births 269 per 100,000 live births
2006 19 per 100,000 live births 276 per 100,000 live births
2005 20 per 100,000 live births 283 per 100,000 live births
2004 20 per 100,000 live births 291 per 100,000 live births
2003 20 per 100,000 live births 301 per 100,000 live births
2002 19 per 100,000 live births 311 per 100,000 live births
2001 21 per 100,000 live births 321 per 100,000 live births
2000 22 per 100,000 live births 328 per 100,000 live births
1999 22 per 100,000 live births 340 per 100,000 live births

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • That is a change of −44 from 55 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 16 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −5.
  • Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Puerto Rico (US) has the 147th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.

More for Puerto Rico (US)

All statistics for Puerto Rico (US)
Life expectancy estimates and projections 81.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 20.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 67.5 years 2023 · WHO Adult obesity 42.4% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 42.6% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 6.5 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO

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WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.MMRT · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 2023 for Puerto Rico (US)
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group and UN Population Division (MMEIG)