Bahamas vs Nicaragua: Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality
Bahamas
77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Nicaragua
77.88 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Bahamas rank
76th
Nicaragua rank
74th
Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality over time
- Bahamas
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 77.88 deaths per 100,000 live births against 77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bahamas, a difference of 0.83 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Bahamas ranks 76th and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | 247.68 deaths per 100,000 live births | 190.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 57.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 192.83 deaths per 100,000 live births | 135.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 74.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 147.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 72.74 deaths per 100,000 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 86.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | 83.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 77.88 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.828 deaths per 100,000 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality, Bahamas or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 77.88 deaths per 100,000 live births against 77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bahamas as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality between Bahamas and Nicaragua?
- 0.83 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Nicaragua?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Nicaragua rank globally for maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality?
- Bahamas ranks 76th and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio vs. neonatal mortality. 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.