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