Jamaica vs Suriname: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Jamaica
600 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Suriname
566 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Jamaica rank
120th
Suriname rank
121st

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Jamaica
  • Suriname
0200400600800198520042023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 600 1 in: rate varies by country against 566 1 in: rate varies by country in Suriname, a difference of 34 1 in: rate varies by country.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 120th and Suriname ranks 121st of 194 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 600.6 1 in: rate varies by country 67.4 1 in: rate varies by country 533.2 1 in: rate varies by country Jamaica
1990s 462.7 1 in: rate varies by country 93.5 1 in: rate varies by country 369.2 1 in: rate varies by country Jamaica
2000s 552.5 1 in: rate varies by country 181.7 1 in: rate varies by country 370.8 1 in: rate varies by country Jamaica
2010s 666.9 1 in: rate varies by country 374.7 1 in: rate varies by country 292.2 1 in: rate varies by country Jamaica
2020s 541.25 1 in: rate varies by country 479.5 1 in: rate varies by country 61.75 1 in: rate varies by country Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Jamaica or Suriname?
Jamaica, at 600 1 in: rate varies by country against 566 1 in: rate varies by country in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Jamaica and Suriname?
34 1 in: rate varies by country, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Suriname?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Suriname rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Jamaica ranks 120th 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.