Libya vs Saint Lucia: Maternal mortality ratio

Libya
72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Saint Lucia
73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Libya rank
83rd
Saint Lucia rank
81st

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Libya
  • Saint Lucia
020406080100198520022020

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births against 72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Libya, a difference of 1.14 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Libya ranks 83rd and Saint Lucia ranks 81st of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1980s 54.05 deaths per 100,000 live births 52.46 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.59 deaths per 100,000 live births Libya
1990s 47.92 deaths per 100,000 live births 66.14 deaths per 100,000 live births 18.22 deaths per 100,000 live births Saint Lucia
2000s 53.49 deaths per 100,000 live births 78.46 deaths per 100,000 live births 24.97 deaths per 100,000 live births Saint Lucia
2010s 67.54 deaths per 100,000 live births 70.84 deaths per 100,000 live births 3.3 deaths per 100,000 live births Saint Lucia
2020s 72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births 1.14 deaths per 100,000 live births Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Libya or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births against 72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Libya as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Libya and Saint Lucia?
1.14 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saint Lucia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Libya and Saint Lucia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Libya ranks 83rd and Saint Lucia ranks 81st 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.