Barbados vs Brunei Darussalam: Maternal mortality ratio
Barbados
34.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Brunei Darussalam
36.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Barbados rank
110th
Brunei Darussalam rank
107th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Barbados
- Brunei Darussalam
How they compare
Brunei Darussalam currently reports 36.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 34.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Barbados, a difference of 1.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.
Barbados ranks 110th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 107th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Brunei Darussalam in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Brunei Darussalam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.91 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 75.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 19.39 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 1990s | 52.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 57.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 4.44 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2000s | 43.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 43.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 0.1332 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Barbados |
| 2010s | 38.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 39.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 1.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
| 2020s | 37.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 51.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 14.22 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Brunei Darussalam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Brunei Darussalam?
- Brunei Darussalam, at 36.35 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 34.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Barbados and Brunei Darussalam?
- 1.47 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Brunei Darussalam?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Brunei Darussalam rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Barbados ranks 110th and Brunei Darussalam ranks 107th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β 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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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.