What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cuba and Dominica?

0.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Dominica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Dominica?

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.

Cuba vs Dominica: Maternal mortality ratio

Cuba

34.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Dominica

35.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Cuba rank

111th

Dominica rank

109th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Cuba
Dominica

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 35.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 34.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Cuba, a difference of 0.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 111th and Dominica ranks 109th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Dominica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Dominica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	68.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births	64.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births	3.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Cuba
1990s	60.86 Deaths per 100 000 live births	73.4 Deaths per 100 000 live births	12.54 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Dominica
2000s	44.37 Deaths per 100 000 live births	54.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births	10.48 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Dominica
2010s	41.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births	49.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births	7.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Dominica
2020s	71.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births	59.08 Deaths per 100 000 live births	12.77 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cuba or Dominica?: Dominica, at 35.55 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 34.79 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cuba and Dominica?: 0.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Dominica?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Dominica rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Cuba ranks 111th 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: 28 August 2026

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