Bahamas vs Sao Tome and Principe: Maternal mortality ratio
Bahamas
75.95 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
75.36 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Bahamas rank
81st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
82nd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Bahamas
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 75.95 per 100,000 live births against 75.36 per 100,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.59 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Bahamas ranks 81st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 210 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8 per 100,000 live births | 177.02 per 100,000 live births | 111.23 per 100,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 77.98 per 100,000 live births | 133.31 per 100,000 live births | 55.33 per 100,000 live births | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 103.67 per 100,000 live births | 86.99 per 100,000 live births | 16.68 per 100,000 live births | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Bahamas, at 75.95 per 100,000 live births against 75.36 per 100,000 live births in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.59 per 100,000 live births, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Bahamas ranks 81st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 82nd of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.