Jamaica vs North Korea: Maternal mortality ratio
Jamaica
98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
North Korea
106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Jamaica rank
68th
North Korea rank
66th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Jamaica
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births against 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jamaica, a difference of 7.82 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was North Korea ahead.
Jamaica ranks 68th and North Korea ranks 66th of 185 countries.
North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | 99.61 deaths per 100,000 live births | 55.9 deaths per 100,000 live births | North Korea |
| 1990s | 64.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 116.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | 52.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2000s | 88.71 deaths per 100,000 live births | 146.07 deaths per 100,000 live births | 57.36 deaths per 100,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2010s | 92.13 deaths per 100,000 live births | 107.71 deaths per 100,000 live births | 15.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | North Korea |
| 2020s | 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births | 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births | 7.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Jamaica or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births against 98.88 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Jamaica and North Korea?
- 7.82 deaths per 100,000 live births, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and North Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and North Korea rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Jamaica ranks 68th and North Korea ranks 66th 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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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.