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

1.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Zambia ahead.

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

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.

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.

Suriname vs Zambia: Maternal mortality ratio

Suriname

83.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Zambia

85.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births

in 2023

Suriname rank

71st

Zambia rank

69th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

Suriname
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 85.45 Deaths per 100 000 live births against 83.64 Deaths per 100 000 live births in Suriname, a difference of 1.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.

Suriname ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 69th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	371.83 Deaths per 100 000 live births	622.97 Deaths per 100 000 live births	251.14 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Zambia
1990s	327.93 Deaths per 100 000 live births	492.77 Deaths per 100 000 live births	164.84 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Zambia
2000s	213.09 Deaths per 100 000 live births	307.86 Deaths per 100 000 live births	94.77 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Zambia
2010s	114.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births	193.96 Deaths per 100 000 live births	78.99 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Zambia
2020s	102.53 Deaths per 100 000 live births	103.42 Deaths per 100 000 live births	0.887 Deaths per 100 000 live births	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Suriname or Zambia?: Zambia, at 85.45 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 Suriname and Zambia?: 1.81 Deaths per 100 000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zambia?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Suriname and Zambia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?: Suriname ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 69th 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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Indicator: Maternal mortality ratio
Unit: Deaths per 100 000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 7,605 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of women who die from maternal conditions per 100,000 live births.