Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Grenada?

Grenada, at 208.2 against 178.3 in Barbados as of 2023.

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

15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.

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.

Barbados vs Grenada: Maternal mortality ratio

Barbados

178.3

in 2023

Grenada

208.2

in 2023

Barbados rank

7th

Grenada rank

5th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Barbados
Grenada

How they compare

Grenada currently reports 208.2 against 178.3 in Barbados, a difference of 29.9.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Grenada ahead.

Barbados ranks 7th and Grenada ranks 5th of 58 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Grenada	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0	0	0	—
2010s	33.7	63.09	29.38	Grenada
2020s	133.08	150.64	17.57	Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Grenada?: Grenada, at 208.2 against 178.3 in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Barbados and Grenada?: 29.9, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Grenada?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Grenada rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Barbados ranks 7th and Grenada ranks 5th 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.