Bhutan vs Saint Lucia: Maternal mortality ratio
Bhutan
46.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Saint Lucia
43.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Bhutan rank
98th
Saint Lucia rank
99th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Bhutan
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 46.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 43.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Saint Lucia, a difference of 2.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 98th and Saint Lucia ranks 99th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 856.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 64.01 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 792.31 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 524.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 71.75 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 452.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 205.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 59.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 146.28 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 73.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 48.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 24.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 49.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 57.14 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 8.02 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bhutan or Saint Lucia?
- Bhutan, at 46.65 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 43.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bhutan and Saint Lucia?
- 2.69 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Saint Lucia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Saint Lucia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Bhutan ranks 98th and Saint Lucia ranks 99th 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.