Guatemala vs Suriname: Maternal mortality ratio
Guatemala
95.5 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Suriname
96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Guatemala rank
71st
Suriname rank
70th
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Guatemala
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births against 95.5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 0.96 deaths per 100,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Suriname ahead.
Guatemala ranks 71st and Suriname ranks 70th of 189 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 255.76 deaths per 100,000 live births | 393.28 deaths per 100,000 live births | 137.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | Suriname |
| 1990s | 204.07 deaths per 100,000 live births | 342.3 deaths per 100,000 live births | 138.23 deaths per 100,000 live births | Suriname |
| 2000s | 140.19 deaths per 100,000 live births | 217.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 77.43 deaths per 100,000 live births | Suriname |
| 2010s | 108.09 deaths per 100,000 live births | 119.49 deaths per 100,000 live births | 11.41 deaths per 100,000 live births | Suriname |
| 2020s | 95.5 deaths per 100,000 live births | 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births | 0.9574 deaths per 100,000 live births | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Guatemala or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births against 95.5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guatemala as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Guatemala and Suriname?
- 0.96 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Suriname?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Guatemala and Suriname rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Guatemala ranks 71st and Suriname ranks 70th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major 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, based on data from death certificates, large-scale surveys, and statistical modeling.