Bahrain vs Chile: Maternal mortality ratio

Bahrain
15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Chile
15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Bahrain rank
134th
Chile rank
136th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Bahrain
  • Chile
20406080198520022020

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births against 15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chile, a difference of 0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Chile ahead.

Bahrain ranks 134th and Chile ranks 136th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Chile Difference Ahead
1980s 37.08 deaths per 100,000 live births 70.47 deaths per 100,000 live births 33.39 deaths per 100,000 live births Chile
1990s 31.2 deaths per 100,000 live births 45.33 deaths per 100,000 live births 14.12 deaths per 100,000 live births Chile
2000s 21.53 deaths per 100,000 live births 29.37 deaths per 100,000 live births 7.84 deaths per 100,000 live births Chile
2010s 16.31 deaths per 100,000 live births 17.23 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.913 deaths per 100,000 live births Chile
2020s 15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births 15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.8672 deaths per 100,000 live births Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahrain or Chile?
Bahrain, at 15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births against 15.03 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chile as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahrain and Chile?
0.87 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Chile?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bahrain and Chile rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Bahrain ranks 134th and Chile ranks 136th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed 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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.