Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Barbados or Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.64 deaths against 1.17 deaths in Barbados as of 2020.

What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

0.47 deaths, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?

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 Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Bosnia and Herzegovina: Number of maternal deaths

Barbados

1.17 deaths

in 2020

Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.64 deaths

in 2020

Barbados rank

172nd

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

169th

Number of maternal deaths over time

Barbados
Bosnia and Herzegovina

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 1.64 deaths against 1.17 deaths in Barbados, a difference of 0.47 deaths.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.4 times Barbados's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 172nd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 169th of 185 countries.

Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.04 deaths	28.99 deaths	26.95 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1990s	2.02 deaths	13.87 deaths	11.85 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	1.74 deaths	4.65 deaths	2.9 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2010s	1.49 deaths	2.23 deaths	0.7433 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020s	1.17 deaths	1.64 deaths	0.4706 deaths	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of maternal deaths, Barbados or Bosnia and Herzegovina?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 1.64 deaths against 1.17 deaths in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of maternal deaths between Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 0.47 deaths, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Bosnia and Herzegovina rank globally for number of maternal deaths?: Barbados ranks 172nd and Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 169th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Number of maternal deaths
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.