Barbados vs Puerto Rico: Death rate from maternal disorders

Barbados
0.3968
in 2013
Puerto Rico
0.4339
in 2022
Barbados rank
27th
Puerto Rico rank
25th

Death rate from maternal disorders over time

  • Barbados
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.4339 against 0.3968 in Barbados, a difference of 0.0371.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 110 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1960s 6.75 1.95 4.8 Barbados
1970s 2.34 0.5589 1.78 Barbados
1980s 0.4692 0.2704 0.1988 Barbados
1990s 0.6877 0.295 0.3926 Barbados
2000s 0.3393 0.2406 0.0987 Barbados
2010s 0.3749 0.1059 0.269 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate from maternal disorders, Barbados or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.4339 against 0.3968 in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in death rate from maternal disorders between Barbados and Puerto Rico?
0.0371, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Puerto Rico?
45 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2013.
How do Barbados and Puerto Rico rank globally for death rate from maternal disorders?
Barbados ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 110 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Death rate from maternal disorders. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate from maternal disorders
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed