Barbados vs Dominica: Maternal mortality ratio

Barbados
34.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Dominica
35.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Barbados rank
110th
Dominica rank
109th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Barbados
  • Dominica
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How they compare

Dominica currently reports 35.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 34.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Barbados, a difference of 0.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Dominica has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 110th and Dominica ranks 109th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Dominica Difference Ahead
1980s 55.91 Deaths per 100 000 live births 64.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births 8.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births Dominica
1990s 52.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births 73.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births 20.46 Deaths per 100 000 live births Dominica
2000s 43.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births 54.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births 11.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births Dominica
2010s 38.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births 49.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births 10.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births Dominica
2020s 37.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births 59.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births 21.59 Deaths per 100 000 live births Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Dominica?
Dominica, at 35.55 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 Dominica?
0.67 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominica?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Dominica rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Barbados ranks 110th and Dominica ranks 109th 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.