Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or Suriname?

Suriname, at 288.37 against 212.1 in Bahamas as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Suriname?

13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahamas vs Suriname: Maternal mortality ratio

Bahamas

212.1

in 2022

Suriname

288.37

in 2021

Bahamas rank

4th

Suriname rank

2nd

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Bahamas
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 288.37 against 212.1 in Bahamas, a difference of 76.27.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.4 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Suriname ahead.

Bahamas ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 2nd of 58 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
2000s	72.25	132.55	60.3	Suriname
2010s	64.87	106.65	41.77	Suriname
2020s	170.75	184.09	13.34	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Bahamas or Suriname?: Suriname, at 288.37 against 212.1 in Bahamas as of 2021.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Bahamas and Suriname?: 76.27, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Suriname?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Bahamas and Suriname rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Bahamas ranks 4th and Suriname ranks 2nd of 58 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births)
Source: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 1,112 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.