Bahamas vs India: Maternal mortality ratio

Bahamas
75.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
India
80.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Bahamas rank
75th
India rank
73rd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Bahamas
  • India
0200400600198520042023

How they compare

India currently reports 80.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 75.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Bahamas, a difference of 4.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was India ahead.

Bahamas ranks 75th and India ranks 73rd of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas India Difference Ahead
1980s 66.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births 594.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births 527.7 Deaths per 100 000 live births India
1990s 62.39 Deaths per 100 000 live births 444.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births 382.57 Deaths per 100 000 live births India
2000s 65.8 Deaths per 100 000 live births 285.38 Deaths per 100 000 live births 219.58 Deaths per 100 000 live births India
2010s 77.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births 137.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births 59.74 Deaths per 100 000 live births India
2020s 103.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births 106.36 Deaths per 100 000 live births 2.7 Deaths per 100 000 live births India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or India?
India, at 80.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 75.95 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Bahamas as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahamas and India?
4.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and India?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and India rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Bahamas ranks 75th and India ranks 73rd 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

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