Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or Barbados?

Bahamas, at 212.1 against 178.3 in Barbados as of 2022.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Barbados: Maternal mortality ratio

Bahamas

212.1

in 2022

Barbados

178.3

in 2023

Bahamas rank

4th

Barbados rank

7th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Bahamas
Barbados

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 212.1 against 178.3 in Barbados, a difference of 33.8.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 4th and Barbados ranks 7th of 58 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Barbados	Difference	Ahead
2000s	65.67	0	65.67	Bahamas
2010s	63.84	33.7	30.13	Bahamas
2020s	184.53	118	66.53	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or Barbados?: Bahamas, at 212.1 against 178.3 in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahamas and Barbados?: 33.8, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bahamas ranks 4th and Barbados ranks 7th of 58 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births)
Source: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 1,112 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.