Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births) in Suriname
Suriname: Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births) was 288.37 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Maternal mortality ratio in Suriname, 2005–2021
Source: Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati.
Analysis
In 2021, maternal mortality ratio in Suriname stood at 288.37. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 261.3% on the previous year and up 249.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio in Suriname peaked at 288.37 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70.3, in 2015.
Suriname ranks 2nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 115.5 | — |
| 2006 | 107.4 | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 184.3 | +71.6% |
| 2009 | 123 | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 82.5 | -32.9% |
| 2013 | 129.8 | +57.3% |
| 2014 | 153.7 | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 70.3 | -54.3% |
| 2016 | 111.4 | +58.5% |
| 2017 | 109.72 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 89.1 | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 79.82 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 288.37 | +261.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 288.37 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.1, 5.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 288.37 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.7, 5.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births) in Suriname 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 | +261.3% | 79.82 | 288.37 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 132.55 | 107.4 | 184.3 | 4 |
| 2010s | 106.65 | 70.3 | 153.7 | 7 |
| 2020s | 184.09 | 79.82 | 288.37 | 2 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % 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 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % 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 0.0425 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio in Suriname?
- Maternal mortality ratio in Suriname was 288.37 in 2021, according to Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 288.37 in 2021.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.3 in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for maternal mortality ratio?
- Suriname ranks 2nd out of 58 countries with data for 2021.
- Is maternal mortality ratio rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), World Health Organization (WHO), note: The country data compiled, adjusted and used in the estimation model by the Maternal Mortality Estimati, published as part of Maternal mortality ratio (national estimate, per 100,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births.