Jamaica vs Tonga: Lifetime risk of maternal death

Jamaica
0.1667
in 2023
Tonga
0.1896
in 2023
Jamaica rank
75th
Tonga rank
72nd

Lifetime risk of maternal death over time

  • Jamaica
  • Tonga
0.20.40.6198520042023

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.1896 against 0.1667 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0229.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Tonga ahead.

Jamaica ranks 75th and Tonga ranks 72nd of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1666 0.6677 0.5012 Tonga
1990s 0.2174 0.5136 0.2962 Tonga
2000s 0.1816 0.3668 0.1853 Tonga
2010s 0.1502 0.2679 0.1176 Tonga
2020s 0.1895 0.2089 0.0194 Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifetime risk of maternal death, Jamaica or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.1896 against 0.1667 in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in lifetime risk of maternal death between Jamaica and Tonga?
0.0229, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tonga?
39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Tonga rank globally for lifetime risk of maternal death?
Jamaica ranks 75th and Tonga ranks 72nd 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.

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Indicator
Lifetime risk of maternal death
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 7,566 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed