Barbados vs Mongolia: Maternal mortality ratio

Barbados
39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Mongolia
39.49 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Barbados rank
106th
Mongolia rank
104th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Barbados
  • Mongolia
50100150200198520022020

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 39.49 deaths per 100,000 live births against 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Barbados, a difference of 0.38 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mongolia ahead.

Barbados ranks 106th and Mongolia ranks 104th of 185 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Mongolia Difference Ahead
1980s 50.99 deaths per 100,000 live births 209.17 deaths per 100,000 live births 158.18 deaths per 100,000 live births Mongolia
1990s 50.54 deaths per 100,000 live births 198.99 deaths per 100,000 live births 148.45 deaths per 100,000 live births Mongolia
2000s 46.29 deaths per 100,000 live births 106.56 deaths per 100,000 live births 60.28 deaths per 100,000 live births Mongolia
2010s 49.57 deaths per 100,000 live births 50.96 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.39 deaths per 100,000 live births Mongolia
2020s 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births 39.49 deaths per 100,000 live births 0.3856 deaths per 100,000 live births Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Mongolia?
Mongolia, at 39.49 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 Mongolia?
0.38 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Mongolia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Mongolia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Barbados ranks 106th and Mongolia ranks 104th 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.