Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Barbados
Barbados: Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Barbados, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Barbados is 0.0023 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Barbados peaked at 0.007 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 units per square kilometre, in 2007.
Barbados ranks 62nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Barbados, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1991 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 59 Myanmar 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Eritrea 0.0024 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Sudan 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Seychelles 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 65 Samoa 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,453 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate -0.5866 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Barbados?
- Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre in Barbados was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.007 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 units per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Barbados rank for number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre?
- Barbados ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of maternal deaths, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of maternal deaths ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of maternal deaths Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Number of maternal deaths divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.