What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Bahrain and Ukraine?

0.64 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Ukraine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Ukraine?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

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.

Bahrain vs Ukraine: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Bahrain

15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Ukraine

16.54 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Bahrain rank

134th

Ukraine rank

132nd

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Bahrain
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 16.54 deaths per 100,000 live births against 15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bahrain, a difference of 0.64 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ukraine ahead.

Bahrain ranks 134th and Ukraine ranks 132nd of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1980s	37.08 deaths per 100,000 live births	57.68 deaths per 100,000 live births	20.6 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ukraine
1990s	31.2 deaths per 100,000 live births	45.52 deaths per 100,000 live births	14.32 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ukraine
2000s	21.53 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.24 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ukraine
2010s	16.31 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.34 deaths per 100,000 live births	Bahrain
2020s	15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births	16.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.6425 deaths per 100,000 live births	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Bahrain or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 16.54 deaths per 100,000 live births against 15.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in Bahrain as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Bahrain and Ukraine?: 0.64 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Ukraine?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Bahrain and Ukraine rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Bahrain ranks 134th and Ukraine ranks 132nd 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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Indicator: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
Source: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.