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

12.1 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius 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.

Mauritius vs Suriname: Maternal mortality ratio

Mauritius

84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Suriname

96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births

in 2020

Mauritius rank

72nd

Suriname rank

69th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Mauritius
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births against 84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mauritius, a difference of 12.1 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

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

Mauritius ranks 72nd and Suriname ranks 69th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1980s	126.79 deaths per 100,000 live births	393.28 deaths per 100,000 live births	266.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	Suriname
1990s	73.37 deaths per 100,000 live births	342.3 deaths per 100,000 live births	268.92 deaths per 100,000 live births	Suriname
2000s	47.12 deaths per 100,000 live births	217.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	170.5 deaths per 100,000 live births	Suriname
2010s	49.62 deaths per 100,000 live births	119.49 deaths per 100,000 live births	69.87 deaths per 100,000 live births	Suriname
2020s	84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births	96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births	12.1 deaths per 100,000 live births	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Mauritius or Suriname?: Suriname, at 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births against 84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mauritius as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Mauritius and Suriname?: 12.1 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Mauritius ranks 72nd 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.