Jamaica vs Suriname: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Jamaica
0.2%
in 2023
Suriname
0.2%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
75th
Suriname rank
74th
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Jamaica
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 75th and Suriname ranks 74th of 194 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Suriname |
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, Jamaica or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Jamaica and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Suriname 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Jamaica ranks 75th and Suriname ranks 74th 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.