Maternal mortality ratio in Jamaica
The maternal mortality ratio in Jamaica was 130 per 100,000 live births in 2023.
Jamaica, 2023
130
Change from 2022
−8per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
56th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Jamaica over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 130 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 138 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 186 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 126 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 120 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 112 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 106 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 102 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 100 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 100 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 94 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 89 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 89 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 94 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 93 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 91 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 89 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 89 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 81 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 77 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 79 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 81 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 82 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 82 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 81 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −8 from 138 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 94 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by +36.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Jamaica has the 56th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Under-five mortality rate
17.8 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
71.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
62.7 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
74
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
3.74 litres
2024 · WHO