Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or British Virgin Islands?

British Virgin Islands, at 415 against 212.1 in Bahamas as of 2023.

What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?

202.9, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?

17 years are reported by both, from 2000 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 British Virgin Islands: Maternal mortality ratio

Bahamas

212.1

in 2022

British Virgin Islands

415

in 2023

Bahamas rank

4th

British Virgin Islands rank

1st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Bahamas
British Virgin Islands

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 415 against 212.1 in Bahamas, a difference of 202.9.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 2.0 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 4th and British Virgin Islands ranks 1st of 58 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Difference	Ahead
2000s	57.62	57.62	Bahamas
2010s	56.8	56.8	Bahamas
2020s	230.45	230.45	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or British Virgin Islands?: British Virgin Islands, at 415 against 212.1 in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?: 202.9, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and British Virgin Islands?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and British Virgin Islands rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bahamas ranks 4th and British Virgin Islands ranks 1st 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.