Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Barbados or Saint Lucia?

Saint Lucia, at 1.47 deaths against 1.17 deaths in Barbados as of 2020.

What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Barbados and Saint Lucia?

0.3 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Saint Lucia: Maternal deaths by income group

Barbados

1.17 deaths

in 2020

Saint Lucia

1.47 deaths

in 2020

Barbados rank

172nd

Saint Lucia rank

171st

Maternal deaths by income group over time

Barbados
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 1.47 deaths against 1.17 deaths in Barbados, a difference of 0.3 deaths.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 171st of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.04 deaths	2.1 deaths	0.0589 deaths	Saint Lucia
1990s	2.02 deaths	2.36 deaths	0.3356 deaths	Saint Lucia
2000s	1.74 deaths	1.87 deaths	0.1244 deaths	Saint Lucia
2010s	1.49 deaths	1.42 deaths	0.0702 deaths	Barbados
2020s	1.17 deaths	1.47 deaths	0.2921 deaths	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Barbados or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 1.47 deaths against 1.17 deaths in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Barbados and Saint Lucia?: 0.3 deaths, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Lucia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Saint Lucia rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?: Barbados ranks 172nd and Saint Lucia ranks 171st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal deaths by income group
Unit: deaths
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.