Kiribati vs Suriname: Maternal mortality ratio
Kiribati
79.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Suriname
83.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Kiribati rank
74th
Suriname rank
71st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Kiribati
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 83.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 79.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Kiribati, a difference of 3.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 74th and Suriname ranks 71st of 195 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 228.41 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 371.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 143.42 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Suriname |
| 1990s | 154.29 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 327.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 173.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Suriname |
| 2000s | 105.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 213.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 107.26 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Suriname |
| 2010s | 92.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 114.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 22.32 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Suriname |
| 2020s | 94.12 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 102.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 8.41 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, Kiribati or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 83.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 79.76 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Kiribati and Suriname?
- 3.88 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Suriname?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Suriname rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Kiribati ranks 74th and Suriname ranks 71st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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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About this data
Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.