Barbados vs Cuba: Maternal mortality ratio
Barbados
39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Cuba
39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Barbados rank
106th
Cuba rank
105th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Barbados
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births against 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Barbados, a difference of 0.14 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Cuba ahead.
Barbados ranks 106th and Cuba ranks 105th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 66.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.47 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cuba |
| 1990s | 50.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | 60.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cuba |
| 2000s | 46.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | 43.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 live births | Barbados |
| 2010s | 49.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | 40.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 9.33 deaths per 100,000 live births | Barbados |
| 2020s | 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | 39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.1465 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, Barbados or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 39.25 deaths per 100,000 live births against 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Barbados as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Barbados and Cuba?
- 0.14 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cuba?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Cuba rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Barbados ranks 106th and Cuba ranks 105th 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
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.