Jamaica vs Suriname: Lifetime risk of maternal death
Jamaica
0.1667
in 2023
Suriname
0.1768
in 2023
Jamaica rank
75th
Suriname rank
74th
Lifetime risk of maternal death over time
- Jamaica
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 0.1768 against 0.1667 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0101.
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 | 0.1666 | 1.49 | 1.32 | Suriname |
| 1990s | 0.2174 | 1.08 | 0.8659 | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.1816 | 0.5924 | 0.4108 | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.1502 | 0.2729 | 0.1226 | Suriname |
| 2020s | 0.1895 | 0.2186 | 0.0291 | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Jamaica or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 0.1768 against 0.1667 in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Jamaica and Suriname?
- 0.0101, 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 lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Jamaica ranks 75th and Suriname ranks 74th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.