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

4.77 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.

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

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.

Barbados vs Puerto Rico: Maternal mortality ratio

Barbados

39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Puerto Rico

34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Barbados rank

106th

Puerto Rico rank

109th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Barbados
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Puerto Rico, a difference of 4.77 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 106th and Puerto Rico ranks 109th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1980s	50.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	28.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	22.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados
1990s	50.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	25.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.89 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados
2000s	46.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	21.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	25.21 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados
2010s	49.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.74 deaths per 100,000 live births	30.83 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados
2020s	39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	4.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Puerto Rico?: Barbados, at 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 34.34 deaths per 100,000 live births in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Barbados and Puerto Rico?: 4.77 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Puerto Rico?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Puerto Rico rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Barbados ranks 106th and Puerto Rico ranks 109th 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.