Costa Rica - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2022
27.00
−17.00 from 2021
Costa Rica's maternal mortality ratio was 27.00 in 2022, decreased +17.00 from 44.00 in 2021. This was the 71st highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2022▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Belarus | 1.00 | -50.0% |
| 2nd | United Arab Emirates | 2.00 | -66.7% |
| 3rd | Poland | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 4th | Czechia | 3.00 | -25.0% |
| 5th | Israel | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 6th | North Macedonia | 3.00 | -75.0% |
| 7th | Norway | 3.00 | 50.0% |
| 8th | Australia | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Switzerland | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 10th | Germany | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Spain | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Netherlands | 4.00 | -20.0% |
| 13th | Bahrain | 5.00 | -50.0% |
| 14th | Iceland | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 15th | Japan | 5.00 | 25.0% |
| 16th | Monaco | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Slovak Republic | 5.00 | -58.3% |
| 18th | Sweden | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Turkmenistan | 5.00 | -16.7% |
| 20th | Denmark | 6.00 | -25.0% |
| 21st | Croatia | 6.00 | -50.0% |
| 22nd | Luxembourg | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Austria | 7.00 | 16.7% |
| 24th | Estonia | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 25th | Ireland | 7.00 | 16.7% |
| 26th | Korea | 7.00 | 40.0% |
| 27th | European Union | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 28th | Albania | 8.00 | -42.9% |
| 29th | Finland | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Kuwait | 8.00 | -89.3% |
| 31st | Qatar | 8.00 | 14.3% |
| 32nd | France | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 33rd | Lithuania | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 34th | Saudi Arabia | 9.00 | -25.0% |
| 35th | Bulgaria | 10.00 | 11.1% |
| 36th | Greece | 10.00 | 11.1% |
| 37th | Italy | 10.00 | 42.9% |
| 38th | Malta | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 39th | Belgium | 11.00 | 57.1% |
| 40th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.00 | -7.7% |
| 41st | Chile | 12.00 | -14.3% |
| 42nd | Montenegro | 13.00 | -13.3% |
| 43rd | Oman | 13.00 | -82.4% |
| 44th | Romania | 13.00 | -35.0% |
| 45th | Russian Federation | 13.00 | -38.1% |
| 46th | Hungary | 14.00 | -53.3% |
| 47th | Kazakhstan | 14.00 | -39.1% |
| 48th | Serbia | 14.00 | -46.2% |
| 49th | Tajikistan | 14.00 | -44.0% |
| 50th | Canada | 15.00 | 7.1% |
| 51st | United Kingdom | 15.00 | 15.4% |
| 52nd | Lebanon | 15.00 | -72.2% |
| 53rd | Slovenia | 15.00 | 87.5% |
| 54th | Portugal | 16.00 | -15.8% |
| 55th | Ukraine | 16.00 | -38.5% |
| 56th | Andorra | 17.00 | -5.6% |
| 57th | West Bank and Gaza | 17.00 | -41.4% |
| 58th | China | 18.00 | -14.3% |
| 59th | Moldova | 19.00 | -20.8% |
| 60th | Uruguay | 20.00 | -59.2% |
| 61st | United States | 20.00 | -35.5% |
| 62nd | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 21.00 | -58.8% |
| 63rd | Syrian Arab Republic | 21.00 | -30.0% |
| 64th | Türkiye | 21.00 | 5.0% |
| 65th | Georgia | 22.00 | -63.3% |
| 66th | Sri Lanka | 22.00 | -35.3% |
| 67th | San Marino | 22.00 | -37.1% |
| 68th | New Zealand | 23.00 | 187.5% |
| 69th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 24.00 | -42.9% |
| 70th | Armenia | 27.00 | -52.6% |
| 71st | Costa Rica | 27.00 | -38.6% |
| 72nd | Uzbekistan | 27.00 | -3.6% |
| 73rd | Latvia | 29.00 | -31.0% |
| 74th | Trinidad and Tobago | 30.00 | -44.4% |
| 75th | Azerbaijan | 32.00 | -41.8% |
| 76th | Fiji | 32.00 | -52.9% |
| 77th | Maldives | 34.00 | -43.3% |
| 78th | Singapore | 34.00 | 70.0% |
| 79th | Jordan | 35.00 | -55.7% |
| 80th | Antigua and Barbuda | 36.00 | 12.5% |
| 81st | Barbados | 38.00 | 0.0% |
| 82nd | Malaysia | 38.00 | -26.9% |
| 83rd | Tunisia | 38.00 | -41.5% |
| 84th | Argentina | 39.00 | -48.7% |
| 85th | El Salvador | 39.00 | -32.8% |
| 86th | Panama | 40.00 | -32.2% |
| 87th | Cuba | 41.00 | -76.2% |
| 88th | Mongolia | 41.00 | -34.9% |
| 89th | Cabo Verde | 42.00 | -25.0% |
| 90th | Dominica | 44.00 | -60.0% |
| 91st | Kyrgyz Republic | 44.00 | -37.1% |
| 92nd | Mexico | 45.00 | -56.7% |
| 93rd | Honduras | 48.00 | -45.5% |
| 94th | St. Lucia | 48.00 | -48.9% |
| 95th | Bhutan | 49.00 | -2.0% |
| 96th | Viet Nam | 49.00 | -5.8% |
| 97th | Grenada | 50.00 | -3.8% |
| 98th | Cyprus | 53.00 | -45.9% |
| 99th | Puerto Rico (US) | 55.00 | 10.0% |
| 100th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 56.00 | -46.7% |
| 101st | Iraq | 59.00 | -23.4% |
| 102nd | Libya | 60.00 | -38.8% |
| 103rd | Mauritius | 61.00 | -23.8% |
| 104th | Nicaragua | 61.00 | -50.8% |
| 105th | Algeria | 64.00 | -19.0% |
| 106th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 67.00 | -6.9% |
| 107th | Ecuador | 69.00 | -25.8% |
| 108th | Morocco | 71.00 | -22.8% |
| 109th | Tonga | 72.00 | -5.3% |
| 110th | Colombia | 74.00 | -49.7% |
| 111th | Paraguay | 78.00 | -44.3% |
| 112th | Bahamas, The | 80.00 | -54.0% |
| 113th | Peru | 81.00 | -42.6% |
| 114th | São Tomé and Principe | 82.00 | -16.3% |
| 115th | Guyana | 83.00 | -56.1% |
| 116th | Kiribati | 86.00 | -29.5% |
| 117th | Brunei Darussalam | 88.00 | 100.0% |
| 118th | Suriname | 88.00 | -38.9% |
| 119th | Seychelles | 89.00 | 20.3% |
| 120th | Zambia | 89.00 | -36.4% |
| 121st | India | 90.00 | -41.9% |
| 122nd | Philippines | 92.00 | -39.9% |
| 123rd | Guatemala | 97.00 | -22.4% |
| 124th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 99.00 | -10.8% |
| 125th | Brazil | 104.00 | -18.8% |
| 126th | Mozambique | 104.00 | -42.2% |
| 127th | Vanuatu | 105.00 | -15.3% |
| 128th | Belize | 110.00 | -29.9% |
| 129th | Samoa | 110.00 | -4.3% |
| 130th | Eswatini | 112.00 | -48.9% |
| 131st | Thailand | 112.00 | 194.7% |
| 132nd | Botswana | 120.00 | -27.3% |
| 133rd | Lao PDR | 120.00 | -13.7% |
| 134th | Palau | 121.00 | 11.0% |
| 135th | Dominican Republic | 124.00 | -19.0% |
| 136th | Yemen, Republic of | 125.00 | -19.9% |
| 137th | Solomon Islands | 126.00 | -17.6% |
| 138th | Namibia | 127.00 | -50.0% |
| 139th | South Africa | 129.00 | -32.5% |
| 140th | Bangladesh | 131.00 | -32.5% |
| 141st | Jamaica | 138.00 | -25.8% |
| 142nd | Nepal | 139.00 | -19.7% |
| 143rd | Micronesia, Federated States of | 144.00 | -7.1% |
| 144th | Indonesia | 148.00 | -34.5% |
| 145th | Tanzania | 152.00 | -6.2% |
| 146th | Kenya | 155.00 | -15.3% |
| 147th | Cambodia | 159.00 | -15.9% |
| 148th | Pakistan | 160.00 | -17.1% |
| 149th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 164.00 | -39.3% |
| 150th | Djibouti | 174.00 | -21.3% |
| 151st | Marshall Islands | 174.00 | -15.5% |
| 152nd | Equatorial Guinea | 183.00 | -9.4% |
| 153rd | Uganda | 184.00 | -14.8% |
| 154th | Angola | 185.00 | -12.3% |
| 155th | Comoros | 186.00 | -13.5% |
| 156th | Papua New Guinea | 189.00 | -15.2% |
| 157th | Myanmar | 193.00 | -16.5% |
| 158th | Gabon | 216.00 | -13.3% |
| 159th | Tuvalu | 220.00 | 40.1% |
| 160th | Senegal | 228.00 | -13.3% |
| 161st | Rwanda | 234.00 | -7.9% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 235.00 | -10.6% |
| 163rd | Ghana | 239.00 | -9.5% |
| 164th | Malawi | 239.00 | -16.4% |
| 165th | Congo, Republic of | 241.00 | -19.9% |
| 166th | Sudan | 263.00 | -13.8% |
| 167th | Cameroon | 276.00 | -19.3% |
| 168th | Eritrea | 301.00 | -10.9% |
| 169th | Burkina Faso | 316.00 | -10.7% |
| 170th | Nauru | 317.00 | 19.2% |
| 171st | Haiti | 331.00 | -14.0% |
| 172nd | Niger | 361.00 | -8.8% |
| 173rd | Togo | 362.00 | -8.8% |
| 174th | Gambia, The | 365.00 | -13.1% |
| 175th | Zimbabwe | 368.00 | -17.5% |
| 176th | Sierra Leone | 370.00 | -8.2% |
| 177th | Mali | 381.00 | -8.2% |
| 178th | Mauritania | 385.00 | -9.4% |
| 179th | Côte d'Ivoire | 409.00 | -10.9% |
| 180th | Burundi | 412.00 | -7.8% |
| 181st | Madagascar | 439.00 | -6.0% |
| 182nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 456.00 | -10.1% |
| 183rd | Lesotho | 477.00 | -17.3% |
| 184th | Guinea | 500.00 | -6.2% |
| 185th | Guinea-Bissau | 539.00 | -12.6% |
| 186th | Benin | 547.00 | -6.3% |
| 187th | Afghanistan | 551.00 | -16.5% |
| 188th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 622.00 | -14.3% |
| 189th | Liberia | 634.00 | -4.9% |
| 190th | South Sudan | 704.00 | -6.0% |
| 191st | Chad | 775.00 | -10.8% |
| 192nd | Central African Republic | 841.00 | -25.4% |
| 193rd | Nigeria | 1,016.00 | -2.9% |
FAQ
What was Costa Rica's maternal mortality ratio in 2022?▾
Costa Rica's maternal mortality ratio in 2022 was 27.00. This ranked 71st globally.
How did Costa Rica's maternal mortality ratio change in 2022?▾
Costa Rica's maternal mortality ratio decreased by 38.6% in 2022 compared to 2021.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2022?▾
Nigeria had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2022 at 1,016.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of Costa Rica in 2022?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of Costa Rica in 2022 was 27.00. This ranked 71st globally.
How does 2022 compare to 2021 for Costa Rica's maternal mortality ratio?▾
Costa Rica's maternal mortality ratio went from 44.00 in 2021 to 27.00 in 2022, a 38.6% decrease.
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