Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Guyana?

Barbados, at 178.3 against 160 in Guyana as of 2023.

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

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.

Barbados vs Guyana: Maternal mortality ratio

Barbados

178.3

in 2023

Guyana

160

in 2022

Barbados rank

7th

Guyana rank

10th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Barbados
Guyana

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 178.3 against 160 in Guyana, a difference of 18.3.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Guyana ahead.

Barbados ranks 7th and Guyana ranks 10th of 58 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0	123.33	123.33	Guyana
2010s	33.7	126.17	92.47	Guyana
2020s	118	126	8	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Guyana?: Barbados, at 178.3 against 160 in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Barbados and Guyana?: 18.3, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Guyana?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Guyana rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Barbados ranks 7th and Guyana ranks 10th 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.