Antigua and Barbuda vs China: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Antigua and Barbuda
21.25 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
China
23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Antigua and Barbuda rank
120th
China rank
117th
The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.25 deaths per 100,000 live births in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 1.8 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Antigua and Barbuda's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was China ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 120th and China ranks 117th of 185 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.29 deaths per 100,000 live births | 99.14 deaths per 100,000 live births | 42.86 deaths per 100,000 live births | China |
| 1990s | 52.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 75.66 deaths per 100,000 live births | 23.53 deaths per 100,000 live births | China |
| 2000s | 40.6 deaths per 100,000 live births | 45.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.31 deaths per 100,000 live births | China |
| 2010s | 25.11 deaths per 100,000 live births | 25.99 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.881 deaths per 100,000 live births | China |
| 2020s | 21.25 deaths per 100,000 live births | 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 live births | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Antigua and Barbuda or China?
- China, at 23.05 deaths per 100,000 live births against 21.25 deaths per 100,000 live births in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Antigua and Barbuda and China?
- 1.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and China rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 120th and China ranks 117th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020. 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.