What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Azerbaijan and Barbados?

1.65 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Azerbaijan ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Barbados: Maternal mortality ratio

Azerbaijan

40.76 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Barbados

39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Azerbaijan rank

103rd

Barbados rank

106th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Azerbaijan
Barbados

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 40.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Barbados, a difference of 1.65 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 103rd and Barbados ranks 106th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Barbados in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Barbados	Difference	Ahead
1980s	50.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	50.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.6746 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados
1990s	57 deaths per 100,000 live births	50.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	6.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	Azerbaijan
2000s	44.56 deaths per 100,000 live births	46.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.72 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados
2010s	28.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	49.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.86 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados
2020s	40.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.66 deaths per 100,000 live births	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Azerbaijan or Barbados?: Azerbaijan, at 40.76 deaths per 100,000 live births against 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Azerbaijan and Barbados?: 1.65 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Barbados?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Azerbaijan and Barbados rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Azerbaijan ranks 103rd and Barbados ranks 106th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.