Portugal vs Suriname: Maternal deaths by income group

Portugal
9.79 deaths
in 2020
Suriname
10.61 deaths
in 2020
Portugal rank
123rd
Suriname rank
122nd

Maternal deaths by income group over time

  • Portugal
  • Suriname
1020304050198520022020

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 10.61 deaths against 9.79 deaths in Portugal, a difference of 0.82 deaths.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 123rd and Suriname ranks 122nd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 18.71 deaths 49.47 deaths 30.76 deaths Suriname
1990s 13.85 deaths 41.82 deaths 27.97 deaths Suriname
2000s 10.13 deaths 25.42 deaths 15.29 deaths Suriname
2010s 8.98 deaths 13.14 deaths 4.16 deaths Suriname
2020s 9.79 deaths 10.61 deaths 0.817 deaths Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal deaths by income group, Portugal or Suriname?
Suriname, at 10.61 deaths against 9.79 deaths in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal deaths by income group between Portugal and Suriname?
0.82 deaths, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Suriname?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Suriname rank globally for maternal deaths by income group?
Portugal ranks 123rd and Suriname ranks 122nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal deaths by income group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Maternal deaths by income group
Unit
deaths
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

Estimated number of maternal deaths in a given year.