Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Barbados
Barbados: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 39.11 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Barbados, 1960–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Barbados stood at 39.11.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Barbados peaked at 288.11 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 19.95, in 1975.
That places Barbados 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 210.45 | — |
| 1961 | 207.67 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 212.06 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 288.11 | +35.9% |
| 1964 | 118.73 | -58.8% |
| 1965 | 98.55 | -17.0% |
| 1966 | 78.37 | -20.5% |
| 1967 | 118.26 | +50.9% |
| 1968 | 220.65 | +86.6% |
| 1969 | 77.53 | -64.9% |
| 1970 | 116.49 | +50.3% |
| 1971 | 111.82 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 64.31 | -42.5% |
| 1973 | 87.32 | +35.8% |
| 1974 | 130.57 | +49.5% |
| 1975 | 19.95 | -84.7% |
| 1976 | 42.89 | +115.0% |
| 1977 | 150.96 | +252.0% |
| 1978 | 75.51 | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 73.57 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 25.32 | -65.6% |
| 1981 | 37.24 | +47.1% |
| 1982 | 49.16 | +32.0% |
| 1983 | 61.09 | +24.3% |
| 1984 | 73.01 | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 52.67 | -27.9% |
| 1986 | 48.99 | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 50.03 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 50.04 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 53.2 | +6.3% |
| 1990 | 55.69 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 56.52 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 58.8 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 48.76 | -17.1% |
| 1994 | 47.58 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 47.74 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 47.83 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 49.06 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 47.57 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 45.86 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 48.44 | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 48.57 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 46.78 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 45.08 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 42.73 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 42.63 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 42.12 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 39.78 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 54.14 | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 52.6 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 53.29 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 52.59 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 52.17 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 50.57 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 49.38 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 48.76 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 47.86 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 47.35 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 47.1 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.62 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 39.11 | -16.1% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 39.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.61, 5.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 39.11 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12, 55% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Barbados changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +252.0% | 42.89 | 150.96 |
| 1976 | +115.0% | 19.95 | 42.89 |
| 1968 | +86.6% | 118.26 | 220.65 |
| 1975 | -84.7% | 130.57 | 19.95 |
| 1980 | -65.6% | 73.57 | 25.32 |
| 1969 | -64.9% | 220.65 | 77.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163.04 | 77.53 | 288.11 | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.34 | 19.95 | 150.96 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.07 | 25.32 | 73.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.54 | 45.86 | 58.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.29 | 39.78 | 54.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.57 | 46.62 | 53.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.11 | 39.11 | 39.11 | 1 |
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0272 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, gaps filled in Barbados?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Barbados was 39.11 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 288.11 in 1963.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.95 in 1975.
- How does Barbados rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Barbados ranks 107th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.