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

3.77 deaths per 100,000 live births, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India 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.

India vs Jamaica: Maternal mortality ratio

India

102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Jamaica

98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

India rank

67th

Jamaica rank

68th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

India
Jamaica

How they compare

India currently reports 102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births against 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 3.77 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

India ranks 67th and Jamaica ranks 68th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1980s	582.54 deaths per 100,000 live births	43.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	538.84 deaths per 100,000 live births	India
1990s	451.15 deaths per 100,000 live births	64.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	387.03 deaths per 100,000 live births	India
2000s	289.73 deaths per 100,000 live births	88.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	201.02 deaths per 100,000 live births	India
2010s	139.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	92.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	47.77 deaths per 100,000 live births	India
2020s	102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births	98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	3.78 deaths per 100,000 live births	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, India or Jamaica?: India, at 102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births against 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jamaica as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between India and Jamaica?: 3.77 deaths per 100,000 live births, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Jamaica?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do India and Jamaica rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: India ranks 67th 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.