Suriname vs Zambia: Maternal mortality ratio
Suriname
83.64 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Zambia
85.45 per 100,000 live births
in 2023
Suriname rank
63rd
Zambia rank
61st
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Suriname
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 85.45 per 100,000 live births against 83.64 per 100,000 live births in Suriname, a difference of 1.81 per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.
Suriname ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 61st of 178 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 213.09 per 100,000 live births | 307.86 per 100,000 live births | 94.77 per 100,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2010s | 114.96 per 100,000 live births | 193.96 per 100,000 live births | 78.99 per 100,000 live births | Zambia |
| 2020s | 102.53 per 100,000 live births | 103.42 per 100,000 live births | 0.887 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 per 100,000 live births against 83.64 per 100,000 live births in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Suriname and Zambia?
- 1.81 per 100,000 live births, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Suriname and Zambia rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Suriname ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 61st of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.