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

1.22 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Bahamas ahead.

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

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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 Guyana: Maternal mortality ratio

Bahamas

75.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Guyana

74.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Bahamas rank

75th

Guyana rank

77th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Bahamas
Guyana

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 75.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 74.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Guyana, a difference of 1.22 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guyana ahead.

Bahamas ranks 75th and Guyana ranks 77th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	66.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	233.8 Deaths per 100 000 live births	166.8 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Guyana
1990s	62.39 Deaths per 100 000 live births	202.6 Deaths per 100 000 live births	140.21 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Guyana
2000s	65.8 Deaths per 100 000 live births	161.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births	95.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Guyana
2010s	77.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births	121.11 Deaths per 100 000 live births	43.13 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Guyana
2020s	103.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births	113.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births	10.14 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or Guyana?: Bahamas, at 75.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 74.73 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahamas and Guyana?: 1.22 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Guyana?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Guyana rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bahamas ranks 75th and Guyana ranks 77th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.