Suriname vs Tonga: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes
Suriname
0.2%
in 2023
Tonga
0.2%
in 2023
Suriname rank
74th
Tonga rank
72nd
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes over time
- Suriname
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Suriname, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Suriname ahead.
Suriname ranks 74th and Tonga ranks 72nd of 194 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 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, Suriname or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes between Suriname and Tonga?
- 0.0%, with Tonga 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 share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Suriname ranks 74th and Tonga ranks 72nd 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.