Barbados vs Cuba: Maternal mortality

Barbados
39.11
in 2020
Cuba
39.25
in 2020
Barbados rank
107th
Cuba rank
106th

Maternal mortality over time

  • Barbados
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 39.25 against 39.11 in Barbados, a difference of 0.14.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 107th and Cuba ranks 106th of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Cuba in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Cuba Difference Ahead
1960s 138.97 88.17 50.8 Barbados
1970s 87.34 54.81 32.53 Barbados
1980s 50.47 62.68 12.21 Cuba
1990s 50.54 60.37 9.83 Cuba
2000s 46.29 43.57 2.71 Barbados
2010s 49.57 40.24 9.33 Barbados
2020s 39.11 39.25 0.1465 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality, Barbados or Cuba?
Cuba, at 39.25 against 39.11 in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality between Barbados and Cuba?
0.14, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cuba?
51 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Cuba rank globally for maternal mortality?
Barbados ranks 107th and Cuba ranks 106th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality. 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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed