Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Barbados
Barbados: Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 was 34.88 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Barbados, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Barbados stood at 34.88. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Barbados peaked at 45.84 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 34.88, in 2023.
That places Barbados 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1 in Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.66 | — |
| 2001 | 45.84 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 43.19 | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 44.65 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 42.72 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 43.72 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 44.62 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 41.9 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 41.5 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 41.77 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.71 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 41.18 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 39.53 | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 39.66 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 38.55 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 37.02 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 36.26 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 36.58 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 36.71 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 36.5 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 38.65 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 38.49 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 37.94 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 34.88 | -8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.56 | 41.5 | 45.84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.37 | 36.26 | 41.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.49 | 34.88 | 38.65 | 4 |
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More health data for Barbados
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2208 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,453 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0984 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0725 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Barbados?
- Maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 in Barbados was 34.88 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 45.84 in 2001.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.88 in 2023.
- How does Barbados rank for maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1?
- Barbados ranks 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maternal mortality ratio - sdg 3.1.1 rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio - SDG 3.1.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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