Mauritius vs Suriname: Maternal mortality ratio

Mauritius
84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Suriname
96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Mauritius rank
73rd
Suriname rank
70th

Maternal mortality ratio over time

  • Mauritius
  • Suriname
0100200300400196119902020

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births against 84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mauritius, a difference of 12.1 deaths per 100,000 live births.

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 73rd 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 Mauritius Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 126.79 deaths per 100,000 live births 393.28 deaths per 100,000 live births 266.49 deaths per 100,000 live births Suriname
1990s 73.37 deaths per 100,000 live births 342.3 deaths per 100,000 live births 268.92 deaths per 100,000 live births Suriname
2000s 47.12 deaths per 100,000 live births 217.62 deaths per 100,000 live births 170.5 deaths per 100,000 live births Suriname
2010s 49.62 deaths per 100,000 live births 119.49 deaths per 100,000 live births 69.87 deaths per 100,000 live births Suriname
2020s 84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births 12.1 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, Mauritius or Suriname?
Suriname, at 96.46 deaths per 100,000 live births against 84.36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mauritius as of 2020.
What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Mauritius and Suriname?
12.1 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?
36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
Mauritius ranks 73rd 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.