Suriname vs Tonga: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Suriname
566 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Tonga
527 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
Suriname rank
121st
Tonga rank
123rd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Suriname
  • Tonga
0200400600198520042023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 566 1 in: rate varies by country against 527 1 in: rate varies by country in Tonga, a difference of 39 1 in: rate varies by country.

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

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

Suriname ranks 121st and Tonga ranks 123rd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 67.4 1 in: rate varies by country 150.2 1 in: rate varies by country 82.8 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga
1990s 93.5 1 in: rate varies by country 199.2 1 in: rate varies by country 105.7 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga
2000s 181.7 1 in: rate varies by country 273.3 1 in: rate varies by country 91.6 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga
2010s 374.7 1 in: rate varies by country 378.5 1 in: rate varies by country 3.8 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga
2020s 479.5 1 in: rate varies by country 480.5 1 in: rate varies by country 1 1 in: rate varies by country Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Suriname or Tonga?
Suriname, at 566 1 in: rate varies by country against 527 1 in: rate varies by country in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Suriname and Tonga?
39 1 in: rate varies by country, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Tonga?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Suriname and Tonga rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Suriname ranks 121st and Tonga ranks 123rd 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.