What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Libya and Saint Lucia?

1.14 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saint Lucia?

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.

Libya vs Saint Lucia: The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020

Libya

72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Saint Lucia

73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Libya rank

83rd

Saint Lucia rank

81st

The maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 over time

Libya
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births against 72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Libya, a difference of 1.14 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 83rd and Saint Lucia ranks 81st of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	54.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	52.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.59 deaths per 100,000 live births	Libya
1990s	47.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	66.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	18.22 deaths per 100,000 live births	Saint Lucia
2000s	53.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	78.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	24.97 deaths per 100,000 live births	Saint Lucia
2010s	67.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	70.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.3 deaths per 100,000 live births	Saint Lucia
2020s	72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births	1.14 deaths per 100,000 live births	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020, Libya or Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 73.27 deaths per 100,000 live births against 72.13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Libya as of 2020.
What is the difference in the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020 between Libya and Saint Lucia?: 1.14 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saint Lucia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Libya and Saint Lucia rank globally for the maternal mortality ratio in 1985 and 2020?: Libya ranks 83rd and Saint Lucia ranks 81st 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.