Barbados vs Puerto Rico: Reported maternal mortality rate

Barbados
0.3968 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2013
Puerto Rico
0.4339 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Barbados rank
28th
Puerto Rico rank
26th

Reported maternal mortality rate over time

  • Barbados
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.4339 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3968 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados, a difference of 0.0371 deaths per 100,000 people.

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 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 26th of 111 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 deaths per 100,000 people 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
1970s 2.34 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5589 deaths per 100,000 people 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
1980s 0.4692 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2704 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1988 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
1990s 0.6877 deaths per 100,000 people 0.295 deaths per 100,000 people 0.3926 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
2000s 0.3393 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2406 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0987 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados
2010s 0.3749 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1059 deaths per 100,000 people 0.269 deaths per 100,000 people Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reported maternal mortality rate, Barbados or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.4339 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.3968 deaths per 100,000 people in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in reported maternal mortality rate between Barbados and Puerto Rico?
0.0371 deaths per 100,000 people, 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 reported maternal mortality rate?
Barbados ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 26th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Reported maternal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reported maternal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from maternal conditions in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.