What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Barbados and Thailand?

0.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Thailand?

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.

Barbados vs Thailand: Maternal mortality ratio

Barbados

34.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Thailand

34.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Barbados rank

110th

Thailand rank

113th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Barbados
Thailand

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 34.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 34.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Thailand, a difference of 0.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Thailand ahead.

Barbados ranks 110th and Thailand ranks 113th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	55.91 Deaths per 100 000 live births	73.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births	17.91 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Thailand
1990s	52.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births	53.18 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.2502 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Thailand
2000s	43.56 Deaths per 100 000 live births	41.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births	2.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Barbados
2010s	38.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births	34.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births	3.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Barbados
2020s	37.49 Deaths per 100 000 live births	55.34 Deaths per 100 000 live births	17.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Thailand?: Barbados, at 34.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 34.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Barbados and Thailand?: 0.43 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Thailand?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Thailand rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Barbados ranks 110th and Thailand ranks 113th 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.