Suriname vs Tonga: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Suriname
- Tonga
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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About this data
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.