North Korea vs Suriname: Maternal mortality ratio

North Korea
106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Suriname
96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
North Korea rank
66th
Suriname rank
69th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • North Korea
  • Suriname
0100200300400198520022020

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births against 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births in Suriname, a difference of 10.24 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Suriname ahead.

North Korea ranks 66th and Suriname ranks 69th of 185 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 99.61 deaths per 100,000 live births 393.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 293.67 deaths per 100,000 live births Suriname
1990s 116.36 deaths per 100,000 live births 342.3 deaths per 100,000 live births 225.94 deaths per 100,000 live births Suriname
2000s 146.07 deaths per 100,000 live births 217.62 deaths per 100,000 live births 71.55 deaths per 100,000 live births Suriname
2010s 107.71 deaths per 100,000 live births 119.49 deaths per 100,000 live births 11.78 deaths per 100,000 live births Suriname
2020s 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births 10.24 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, North Korea or Suriname?
North Korea, at 106.7 deaths per 100,000 live births against 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births in Suriname as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between North Korea and Suriname?
10.24 deaths per 100,000 live births, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Suriname?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do North Korea and Suriname rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
North Korea ranks 66th and Suriname ranks 69th 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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Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 6,660 data points, 1985–2020
Last refreshed

The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.