Jamaica Maternal Mortality Rate 2000-2024

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. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP.
  • Jamaica maternal mortality rate for 2020 was 99.00, a 6.45% increase from 2019.
  • Jamaica maternal mortality rate for 2019 was 93.00, a 2.2% increase from 2018.
  • Jamaica maternal mortality rate for 2018 was 91.00, a 9.9% decline from 2017.
  • Jamaica maternal mortality rate for 2017 was 101.00, a 3.06% increase from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Per 100K Live Births
Venezuela 259.00
Gabon 227.00
Namibia 215.00
Equatorial Guinea 212.00
Botswana 186.00
Belize 130.00
South Africa 127.00
Tonga 126.00
Guyana 112.00
Dominican Republic 107.00
Jamaica 99.00
Guatemala 96.00
Suriname 96.00
Mauritius 84.00
Algeria 78.00
Iraq 76.00
Colombia 75.00
St. Lucia 73.00
Brazil 72.00
Libya 72.00
Paraguay 71.00
Peru 69.00
Ecuador 66.00
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 62.00
Mexico 59.00
Samoa 59.00
Maldives 57.00
Azerbaijan 41.00
Jordan 41.00
Cuba 39.00
Fiji 38.00
Thailand 29.00
Armenia 27.00
China 23.00
Iran 22.00
Costa Rica 22.00
Grenada 21.00
Lebanon 21.00
Malaysia 21.00
Turkey 17.00
Russia 14.00
Kazakhstan 13.00
Romania 10.00
Serbia 10.00
Albania 8.00
Bulgaria 7.00
Bosnia 6.00
Montenegro 6.00
Turkmenistan 5.00
North Macedonia 3.00
Belarus 1.00
Jamaica Maternal Mortality Rate - Historical Data
Year Per 100K Live Births Annual % Change
2020 99.00 6.45%
2019 93.00 2.20%
2018 91.00 -9.90%
2017 101.00 3.06%
2016 98.00 1.03%
2015 97.00 -3.96%
2014 101.00 12.22%
2013 90.00 8.43%
2012 83.00 3.75%
2011 80.00 -9.09%
2010 88.00 -7.37%
2009 95.00 -1.04%
2008 96.00 4.35%
2007 92.00 -2.13%
2006 94.00 9.30%
2005 86.00 4.88%
2004 82.00 -4.65%
2003 86.00 -1.15%
2002 87.00 0.00%
2001 87.00 4.82%
2000 83.00 4.82%