Lifetime risk of maternal death in Jamaica
Jamaica: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.1667 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Jamaica, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.1667 for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Jamaica peaked at 0.2447 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1421, in 2012.
Jamaica ranks 75th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.1671 | — |
| 1986 | 0.164 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1629 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1676 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1712 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1823 | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1974 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2133 | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2242 | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2312 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.232 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2331 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2282 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2203 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2121 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2012 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1961 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1888 | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1805 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1713 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1736 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1844 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1765 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1737 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1696 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1645 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1489 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1421 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1451 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1499 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.147 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1455 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1464 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.152 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.161 | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.167 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2447 | +46.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1795 | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1667 | -7.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.1667 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0745, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.1667 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0926, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +46.5% | 0.167 | 0.2447 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1666 | 0.1629 | 0.1712 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2174 | 0.1823 | 0.2331 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1816 | 0.1696 | 0.2012 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1502 | 0.1421 | 0.1645 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1895 | 0.1667 | 0.2447 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0278 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Jamaica?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Jamaica was 0.1667 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2447 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1421 in 2012.
- How does Jamaica rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Jamaica ranks 75th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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