What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Barbados and Fiji?

1.06 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Fiji?

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.

Barbados vs Fiji: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Barbados

39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Fiji

38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Barbados rank

106th

Fiji rank

107th

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Barbados
Fiji

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji, a difference of 1.06 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Fiji ahead.

Barbados ranks 106th and Fiji ranks 107th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Fiji in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1980s	50.99 deaths per 100,000 live births	61.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.51 deaths per 100,000 live births	Fiji
1990s	50.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	53.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	Fiji
2000s	46.29 deaths per 100,000 live births	45.85 deaths per 100,000 live births	0.4405 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados
2010s	49.57 deaths per 100,000 live births	38.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	10.81 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados
2020s	39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births	38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.06 deaths per 100,000 live births	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Barbados or Fiji?: Barbados, at 39.11 deaths per 100,000 live births against 38.05 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Barbados and Fiji?: 1.06 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Fiji?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Fiji rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Barbados ranks 106th and Fiji ranks 107th 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.