What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahamas and Kiribati?

0.72 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bahamas ahead.

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

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.

Bahamas vs Kiribati: Maternal mortality ratio

Bahamas

77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Kiribati

76.33 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Bahamas rank

76th

Kiribati rank

77th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Bahamas
Kiribati

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 76.33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kiribati, a difference of 0.72 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Kiribati ahead.

Bahamas ranks 76th and Kiribati ranks 77th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Kiribati in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1980s	57.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	209.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	151.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	Kiribati
1990s	57.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	155.1 deaths per 100,000 live births	98.01 deaths per 100,000 live births	Kiribati
2000s	74.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	118.42 deaths per 100,000 live births	43.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	Kiribati
2010s	86.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	119.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	33.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	Kiribati
2020s	77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	76.33 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.7159 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or Kiribati?: Bahamas, at 77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 76.33 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kiribati as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahamas and Kiribati?: 0.72 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Kiribati?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Kiribati rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bahamas ranks 76th and Kiribati ranks 77th 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.