Palau vs Suriname: Maternal mortality ratio
Palau
89.42 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Suriname
83.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births
in 2023
Palau rank
68th
Suriname rank
71st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Palau
- Suriname
How they compare
Palau currently reports 89.42 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 83.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Suriname, a difference of 5.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Suriname ahead.
Palau ranks 68th and Suriname ranks 71st of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.85 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 371.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 278.98 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Suriname |
| 1990s | 113.72 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 327.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 214.21 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Suriname |
| 2000s | 106.94 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 213.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 106.15 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Suriname |
| 2010s | 82.9 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 114.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 32.07 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Suriname |
| 2020s | 109.05 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 102.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births | 6.52 Deaths per 100 000 live births | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Palau or Suriname?
- Palau, at 89.42 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 83.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Palau and Suriname?
- 5.78 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Suriname?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Palau and Suriname rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Palau ranks 68th 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.