Barbados vs Fiji: Maternal mortality ratio

Barbados
39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Fiji
38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Barbados rank
106th
Fiji rank
107th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Barbados
  • Fiji
0204060198520022020

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 1.06 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Fiji ahead.

Barbados ranks 106th and Fiji ranks 107th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Fiji in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Fiji Difference Ahead
1980s 50.99 deaths per 100,000 live births 61.5 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.51 deaths per 100,000 live births Fiji
1990s 50.54 deaths per 100,000 live births 53.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births Fiji
2000s 46.29 deaths per 100,000 live births 45.85 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.4405 deaths per 100,000 live births Barbados
2010s 49.57 deaths per 100,000 live births 38.76 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.81 deaths per 100,000 live births Barbados
2020s 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.06 deaths per 100,000 live births Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Fiji?
Barbados, at 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Barbados and Fiji?
1.06 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Fiji?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Fiji rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Barbados ranks 106th and Fiji ranks 107th 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.