Bahamas vs Philippines: Maternal mortality ratio
Bahamas
77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Philippines
78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Bahamas rank
77th
Philippines rank
74th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Bahamas
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births against 77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bahamas, a difference of 1.19 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Philippines ahead.
Bahamas ranks 77th and Philippines ranks 74th of 189 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | 226.89 deaths per 100,000 live births | 169.32 deaths per 100,000 live births | Philippines |
| 1990s | 57.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 156.98 deaths per 100,000 live births | 99.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | Philippines |
| 2000s | 74.51 deaths per 100,000 live births | 121.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 46.68 deaths per 100,000 live births | Philippines |
| 2010s | 86.02 deaths per 100,000 live births | 93.06 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.04 deaths per 100,000 live births | Philippines |
| 2020s | 77.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 78.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 78.24 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 between Bahamas and Philippines?
- 1.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Philippines?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Philippines rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Bahamas ranks 77th and Philippines ranks 74th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing 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 number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.