Barbados vs Tunisia: Maternal mortality ratio
Barbados
39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Tunisia
36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Barbados rank
107th
Tunisia rank
109th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Barbados
- Tunisia
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tunisia, a difference of 2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tunisia ahead.
Barbados ranks 107th and Tunisia ranks 109th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 104.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | 53.59 deaths per 100,000 live births | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 50.54 deaths per 100,000 live births | 77.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | 27.26 deaths per 100,000 live births | Tunisia |
| 2000s | 46.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | 56.34 deaths per 100,000 live births | 10.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 49.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | 41 deaths per 100,000 live births | 8.57 deaths per 100,000 live births | Barbados |
| 2020s | 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Barbados or Tunisia?
- Barbados, at 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 36.63 deaths per 100,000 live births in Tunisia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Barbados and Tunisia?
- 2.48 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tunisia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Barbados and Tunisia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Barbados ranks 107th and Tunisia ranks 109th 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
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.