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

1.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Philippines ahead.

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

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 Philippines: Maternal mortality ratio

Bahamas

77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Philippines

78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Bahamas rank

76th

Philippines rank

73rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Bahamas
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bahamas, a difference of 1.19 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Bahamas ranks 76th and Philippines ranks 73rd of 185 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1980s	57.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	226.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	169.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	Philippines
1990s	57.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	156.98 deaths per 100,000 live births	99.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	Philippines
2000s	74.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	121.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	46.68 deaths per 100,000 live births	Philippines
2010s	86.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	93.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	7.04 deaths per 100,000 live births	Philippines
2020s	77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or Philippines?: Philippines, at 78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bahamas as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahamas and Philippines?: 1.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Philippines?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Philippines rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bahamas ranks 76th and Philippines ranks 73rd 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.