India vs Suriname: Maternal mortality ratio

India
102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Suriname
96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
India rank
68th
Suriname rank
70th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • India
  • Suriname
0200400600198520022020

How they compare

India currently reports 102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births against 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births in Suriname, a difference of 6.19 deaths per 100,000 live births.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was India ahead.

India ranks 68th and Suriname ranks 70th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 582.54 deaths per 100,000 live births 393.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 189.27 deaths per 100,000 live births India
1990s 451.15 deaths per 100,000 live births 342.3 deaths per 100,000 live births 108.85 deaths per 100,000 live births India
2000s 289.73 deaths per 100,000 live births 217.62 deaths per 100,000 live births 72.11 deaths per 100,000 live births India
2010s 139.91 deaths per 100,000 live births 119.49 deaths per 100,000 live births 20.41 deaths per 100,000 live births India
2020s 102.65 deaths per 100,000 live births 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births 6.19 deaths per 100,000 live births India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, India or Suriname?
India, at 102.65 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 India and Suriname?
6.19 deaths per 100,000 live births, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Suriname?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do India and Suriname rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
India ranks 68th 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

Indicator
Maternal mortality ratio
Unit
deaths per 100,000 live births
Source
UN MMEIG (2023) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 8,868 data points, 1751–2020
Last refreshed

The 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.