Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Jamaica
Jamaica: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 98.88 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Jamaica, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for maternal mortality, gaps filled in Jamaica is 98.88, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 6.3% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Jamaica peaked at 101.46 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.83, in 1987.
That places Jamaica 69th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 45.12 | — |
| 1986 | 45.39 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 41.83 | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 43.33 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 42.84 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 42.97 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 46.64 | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 51.07 | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 58.15 | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 64.1 | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 69.83 | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 70.15 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.78 | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 81.36 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 81.22 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 83.01 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 86.75 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 86.5 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 86.09 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 81.77 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 86.16 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 94.2 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 91.7 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 96.15 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 94.74 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 87.71 | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 79.78 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 82.58 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 90.04 | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 101 | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 96.97 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 98.24 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 101.46 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 90.51 | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 93.05 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 98.88 | +6.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 98.88 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 1.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 98.88 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.12, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.7 | 41.83 | 45.39 | 5 |
| 1990s | 64.13 | 42.97 | 81.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.71 | 81.77 | 96.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.13 | 79.78 | 101.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.88 | 98.88 | 98.88 | 1 |
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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Jamaica?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Jamaica was 98.88 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 101.46 in 2017.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.83 in 1987.
- How does Jamaica rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Jamaica ranks 69th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.