Puerto Rico (US) - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2015
15.00
−1.00 from 2014
Puerto Rico (US)'s maternal mortality ratio was 15.00 in 2015, decreased +1.00 from 16.00 in 2014. This was the 56th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2015▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Belarus | 1.00 | -50.0% |
| 2nd | Norway | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 3rd | Poland | 2.00 | 0.0% |
| 4th | United Arab Emirates | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 5th | Czechia | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 6th | Israel | 3.00 | 0.0% |
| 7th | Spain | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 8th | Croatia | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 9th | Iceland | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 10th | North Macedonia | 4.00 | 0.0% |
| 11th | Belgium | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 12th | Germany | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 13th | Denmark | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 14th | Greece | 5.00 | 25.0% |
| 15th | Ireland | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 16th | Japan | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 17th | Monaco | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 18th | Netherlands | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 19th | Slovak Republic | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 20th | Slovenia | 5.00 | -16.7% |
| 21st | Sweden | 5.00 | 0.0% |
| 22nd | Australia | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | Switzerland | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 24th | Estonia | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 25th | Korea | 6.00 | -14.3% |
| 26th | Qatar | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 27th | Turkmenistan | 6.00 | 0.0% |
| 28th | Austria | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 29th | Bulgaria | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 30th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 31st | Finland | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 32nd | Malta | 7.00 | -12.5% |
| 33rd | Montenegro | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 34th | European Union | 7.00 | 0.0% |
| 35th | Italy | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Kuwait | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 37th | New Zealand | 8.00 | 14.3% |
| 38th | Saudi Arabia | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 39th | Singapore | 8.00 | -11.1% |
| 40th | San Marino | 8.00 | 0.0% |
| 41st | Albania | 9.00 | -10.0% |
| 42nd | France | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 43rd | United Kingdom | 9.00 | 0.0% |
| 44th | Andorra | 10.00 | 0.0% |
| 45th | Lithuania | 10.00 | 11.1% |
| 46th | Canada | 11.00 | -8.3% |
| 47th | Cyprus | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 48th | Portugal | 11.00 | 0.0% |
| 49th | Hungary | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 50th | Kazakhstan | 13.00 | -7.1% |
| 51st | Luxembourg | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 52nd | Serbia | 13.00 | 0.0% |
| 53rd | Chile | 14.00 | -12.5% |
| 54th | Lebanon | 15.00 | 7.1% |
| 55th | Oman | 15.00 | 0.0% |
| 56th | Puerto Rico (US) | 15.00 | -6.3% |
| 57th | Russian Federation | 15.00 | -6.3% |
| 58th | Bahrain | 16.00 | 0.0% |
| 59th | Uruguay | 16.00 | 0.0% |
| 60th | Ukraine | 17.00 | -10.5% |
| 61st | United States | 17.00 | 0.0% |
| 62nd | Romania | 18.00 | 0.0% |
| 63rd | Türkiye | 19.00 | -5.0% |
| 64th | Moldova | 20.00 | 0.0% |
| 65th | Tajikistan | 20.00 | -4.8% |
| 66th | Azerbaijan | 21.00 | -8.7% |
| 67th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 22.00 | -4.3% |
| 68th | Sri Lanka | 22.00 | -4.3% |
| 69th | Latvia | 22.00 | 0.0% |
| 70th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 24.00 | -7.7% |
| 71st | Syrian Arab Republic | 24.00 | -4.0% |
| 72nd | Armenia | 25.00 | -3.8% |
| 73rd | China | 26.00 | -7.1% |
| 74th | Costa Rica | 26.00 | -3.7% |
| 75th | West Bank and Gaza | 26.00 | -10.3% |
| 76th | Antigua and Barbuda | 30.00 | -6.3% |
| 77th | Georgia | 30.00 | -6.3% |
| 78th | Malaysia | 30.00 | 0.0% |
| 79th | Uzbekistan | 31.00 | -3.1% |
| 80th | Thailand | 34.00 | 0.0% |
| 81st | Barbados | 37.00 | -5.1% |
| 82nd | Fiji | 37.00 | -2.6% |
| 83rd | Argentina | 39.00 | -9.3% |
| 84th | Brunei Darussalam | 39.00 | -2.5% |
| 85th | Tunisia | 40.00 | -4.8% |
| 86th | Cuba | 41.00 | -2.4% |
| 87th | Jordan | 41.00 | -4.7% |
| 88th | Maldives | 41.00 | -4.7% |
| 89th | Mexico | 43.00 | -2.3% |
| 90th | El Salvador | 43.00 | 4.9% |
| 91st | Cabo Verde | 46.00 | -4.2% |
| 92nd | Grenada | 46.00 | 2.2% |
| 93rd | St. Lucia | 46.00 | -6.1% |
| 94th | Seychelles | 46.00 | 0.0% |
| 95th | Belize | 47.00 | 6.8% |
| 96th | Panama | 48.00 | -2.0% |
| 97th | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.00 | 0.0% |
| 98th | Mongolia | 52.00 | -7.1% |
| 99th | Honduras | 57.00 | -5.0% |
| 100th | Kyrgyz Republic | 58.00 | -6.5% |
| 101st | Viet Nam | 58.00 | -1.7% |
| 102nd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 59.00 | -7.8% |
| 103rd | Mauritius | 61.00 | 1.7% |
| 104th | Brazil | 63.00 | 0.0% |
| 105th | Dominica | 63.00 | 18.9% |
| 106th | Ecuador | 64.00 | -1.5% |
| 107th | Paraguay | 64.00 | -8.6% |
| 108th | Bhutan | 68.00 | -6.8% |
| 109th | Colombia | 70.00 | -1.4% |
| 110th | Peru | 71.00 | -2.7% |
| 111th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | 72.00 | -1.4% |
| 112th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 76.00 | -7.3% |
| 113th | Libya | 76.00 | -1.3% |
| 114th | Algeria | 79.00 | -1.3% |
| 115th | Palau | 79.00 | 1.3% |
| 116th | Tonga | 79.00 | -1.3% |
| 117th | Nicaragua | 81.00 | -2.4% |
| 118th | Bahamas, The | 83.00 | 6.4% |
| 119th | Iraq | 86.00 | -4.4% |
| 120th | Kiribati | 90.00 | -1.1% |
| 121st | Jamaica | 100.00 | 0.0% |
| 122nd | Morocco | 100.00 | -5.7% |
| 123rd | Dominican Republic | 102.00 | 7.4% |
| 124th | Philippines | 104.00 | -1.9% |
| 125th | Samoa | 108.00 | 1.9% |
| 126th | Vanuatu | 109.00 | -0.9% |
| 127th | Guatemala | 112.00 | 0.9% |
| 128th | Suriname | 115.00 | -4.2% |
| 129th | Guyana | 117.00 | -3.3% |
| 130th | São Tomé and Principe | 128.00 | -7.2% |
| 131st | India | 129.00 | -5.8% |
| 132nd | Yemen, Republic of | 135.00 | 0.7% |
| 133rd | Botswana | 141.00 | -33.5% |
| 134th | Solomon Islands | 146.00 | -0.7% |
| 135th | South Africa | 150.00 | -7.4% |
| 136th | Zambia | 154.00 | -11.5% |
| 137th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 166.00 | -2.9% |
| 138th | Cambodia | 166.00 | -3.5% |
| 139th | Tuvalu | 169.00 | 0.6% |
| 140th | Lao PDR | 180.00 | -6.7% |
| 141st | Micronesia, Federated States of | 182.00 | 2.2% |
| 142nd | Marshall Islands | 184.00 | -7.5% |
| 143rd | Indonesia | 190.00 | -4.0% |
| 144th | Pakistan | 202.00 | -4.3% |
| 145th | Kenya | 203.00 | 0.0% |
| 146th | Bangladesh | 204.00 | -6.0% |
| 147th | Djibouti | 210.00 | -0.9% |
| 148th | Mozambique | 216.00 | 2.9% |
| 149th | Papua New Guinea | 221.00 | -4.7% |
| 150th | Equatorial Guinea | 222.00 | -2.2% |
| 151st | Myanmar | 222.00 | -2.6% |
| 152nd | Nepal | 236.00 | -3.7% |
| 153rd | Comoros | 237.00 | -4.0% |
| 154th | Gabon | 239.00 | -12.5% |
| 155th | Angola | 249.00 | -5.0% |
| 156th | Nauru | 253.00 | 5.4% |
| 157th | Eswatini | 283.00 | -23.3% |
| 158th | Congo, Republic of | 284.00 | -6.0% |
| 159th | Rwanda | 292.00 | -3.0% |
| 160th | Sudan | 298.00 | -3.6% |
| 161st | Uganda | 299.00 | -3.9% |
| 162nd | Timor-Leste | 305.00 | -6.7% |
| 163rd | Namibia | 307.00 | -16.8% |
| 164th | Ghana | 310.00 | -2.2% |
| 165th | Burkina Faso | 328.00 | -4.7% |
| 166th | Malawi | 354.00 | -3.5% |
| 167th | Senegal | 357.00 | -4.3% |
| 168th | Haiti | 364.00 | -2.4% |
| 169th | Eritrea | 413.00 | -4.0% |
| 170th | Cameroon | 417.00 | -5.2% |
| 171st | Zimbabwe | 428.00 | -8.5% |
| 172nd | Tanzania | 433.00 | -4.6% |
| 173rd | Mauritania | 469.00 | -3.1% |
| 174th | Togo | 470.00 | -4.1% |
| 175th | Niger | 473.00 | -4.8% |
| 176th | Madagascar | 474.00 | -0.6% |
| 177th | Mali | 490.00 | -3.4% |
| 178th | Côte d'Ivoire | 505.00 | -3.3% |
| 179th | Burundi | 525.00 | -1.5% |
| 180th | Gambia, The | 527.00 | -6.1% |
| 181st | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 545.00 | -2.3% |
| 182nd | Lesotho | 594.00 | -16.0% |
| 183rd | Benin | 606.00 | 0.2% |
| 184th | Guinea-Bissau | 631.00 | -4.7% |
| 185th | Guinea | 642.00 | -3.3% |
| 186th | Sierra Leone | 730.00 | -11.1% |
| 187th | Afghanistan | 741.00 | -1.9% |
| 188th | Liberia | 784.00 | -2.1% |
| 189th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 784.00 | -3.9% |
| 190th | Central African Republic | 981.00 | -5.1% |
| 191st | Nigeria | 1,168.00 | 1.1% |
| 192nd | Chad | 1,176.00 | -1.8% |
| 193rd | South Sudan | 1,436.00 | 18.1% |
FAQ
What was Puerto Rico (US)'s maternal mortality ratio in 2015?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s maternal mortality ratio in 2015 was 15.00. This ranked 56th globally.
How did Puerto Rico (US)'s maternal mortality ratio change in 2015?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s maternal mortality ratio decreased by 6.3% in 2015 compared to 2014.
Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2015?▾
South Sudan had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2015 at 1,436.00.
What is the maternal mortality ratio of Puerto Rico (US) in 2015?▾
The maternal mortality ratio of Puerto Rico (US) in 2015 was 15.00. This ranked 56th globally.
How does 2015 compare to 2014 for Puerto Rico (US)'s maternal mortality ratio?▾
Puerto Rico (US)'s maternal mortality ratio went from 16.00 in 2014 to 15.00 in 2015, a 6.3% decrease.
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