India vs Jamaica: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
India
0.2%
in 2023
Jamaica
0.2%
in 2023
India rank
78th
Jamaica rank
75th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- India
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was India ahead.
India ranks 78th and Jamaica ranks 75th of 194 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 2.6% | India |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 0.2% | 1.5% | India |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | India |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | India |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes, India or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.2% against 0.2% in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between India and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Jamaica?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do India and Jamaica rank globally for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- India ranks 78th and Jamaica ranks 75th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.