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

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

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

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.

Jamaica vs Suriname: Maternal mortality ratio

Jamaica

98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Suriname

96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Jamaica rank

68th

Suriname rank

69th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Jamaica
Suriname

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births against 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births in Suriname, a difference of 2.42 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Jamaica ranks 68th and Suriname ranks 69th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1980s	43.7 deaths per 100,000 live births	393.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	349.58 deaths per 100,000 live births	Suriname
1990s	64.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	342.3 deaths per 100,000 live births	278.17 deaths per 100,000 live births	Suriname
2000s	88.71 deaths per 100,000 live births	217.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	128.91 deaths per 100,000 live births	Suriname
2010s	92.13 deaths per 100,000 live births	119.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	27.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	Suriname
2020s	98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births	96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	2.42 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, Jamaica or Suriname?: Jamaica, at 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births against 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births in Suriname as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Jamaica and Suriname?: 2.42 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Suriname?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and Suriname rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Jamaica ranks 68th and Suriname ranks 69th 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.