Iraq vs Suriname: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Iraq
465 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Suriname
566 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Iraq rank
124th
Suriname rank
121st

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Iraq
  • Suriname
0200400600198520042023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 566 1 in: rate varies by country against 465 1 in: rate varies by country in Iraq, a difference of 101 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 124th and Suriname ranks 121st of 194 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 111.8 1 in: rate varies by country 67.4 1 in: rate varies by country 44.4 1 in: rate varies by country Iraq
1990s 125.6 1 in: rate varies by country 93.5 1 in: rate varies by country 32.1 1 in: rate varies by country Iraq
2000s 180.1 1 in: rate varies by country 181.7 1 in: rate varies by country 1.6 1 in: rate varies by country Suriname
2010s 280.4 1 in: rate varies by country 374.7 1 in: rate varies by country 94.3 1 in: rate varies by country Suriname
2020s 456.75 1 in: rate varies by country 479.5 1 in: rate varies by country 22.75 1 in: rate varies by country Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Iraq or Suriname?
Suriname, at 566 1 in: rate varies by country against 465 1 in: rate varies by country in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Iraq and Suriname?
101 1 in: rate varies by country, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Suriname?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Suriname rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Iraq ranks 124th and Suriname ranks 121st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country)
Unit
1 in: rate varies by country
Source
Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 9,399 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed

Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.