What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guatemala and Jamaica?

3.38 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Jamaica?

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Jamaica: Maternal mortality ratio

Guatemala

95.5 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Jamaica

98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Guatemala rank

70th

Jamaica rank

68th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Guatemala
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births against 95.5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 3.38 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 70th and Jamaica ranks 68th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	255.76 deaths per 100,000 live births	43.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	212.05 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guatemala
1990s	204.07 deaths per 100,000 live births	64.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	139.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guatemala
2000s	140.19 deaths per 100,000 live births	88.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	51.48 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guatemala
2010s	108.09 deaths per 100,000 live births	92.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	15.95 deaths per 100,000 live births	Guatemala
2020s	95.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.38 deaths per 100,000 live births	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guatemala or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births against 95.5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guatemala as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guatemala and Jamaica?: 3.38 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Jamaica?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Guatemala and Jamaica rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Guatemala ranks 70th and Jamaica ranks 68th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: deaths per 100,000 live births
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: 28 August 2026

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.