Barbados vs Dominica: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Barbados
1,993 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Dominica
2,052 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Barbados rank
80th
Dominica rank
79th

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Barbados
  • Dominica
5001.0k1.5k2.0k198520042023

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,993 1 in: rate varies by country in Barbados, a difference of 59 1 in: rate varies by country.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 80th and Dominica ranks 79th of 194 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Dominica Difference Ahead
1980s 1,006 1 in: rate varies by country 446.4 1 in: rate varies by country 559.6 1 in: rate varies by country Barbados
1990s 1,133 1 in: rate varies by country 470.5 1 in: rate varies by country 662.8 1 in: rate varies by country Barbados
2000s 1,495 1 in: rate varies by country 928.7 1 in: rate varies by country 566.6 1 in: rate varies by country Barbados
2010s 1,816 1 in: rate varies by country 1,347 1 in: rate varies by country 469.6 1 in: rate varies by country Barbados
2020s 1,859 1 in: rate varies by country 1,477 1 in: rate varies by country 381.75 1 in: rate varies by country Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Barbados or Dominica?
Dominica, at 2,052 1 in: rate varies by country against 1,993 1 in: rate varies by country in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Barbados and Dominica?
59 1 in: rate varies by country, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominica?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Dominica rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Barbados ranks 80th and Dominica ranks 79th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
Unit
1 in: rate varies by country
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.