Jamaica - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2025

Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births · World Bank
152.80 +22.80 from 2024 Global rank: 47th

Jamaica's maternal mortality ratio was 152.80 in 2025. This was the 47th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2025
Maternal Mortality Ratio by Country - 2025
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Nigeria 944.20 -4.9%
2nd South Sudan 671.40 -3.0%
3rd Chad 636.60 -14.9%
4th Liberia 595.60 -5.2%
5th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 556.80 -1.1%
6th Benin 504.20 -2.7%
7th Afghanistan 496.20 -4.8%
8th Lesotho 493.60 3.3%
9th Guinea-Bissau 472.40 -6.5%
10th Guinea 466.20 -5.6%
11th Madagascar 435.20 -2.2%
12th Congo, Democratic Republic of 408.40 -4.4%
13th Burundi 371.00 -5.4%
14th Mauritania 360.00 -5.5%
15th Zimbabwe 359.20 0.3%
16th Côte d'Ivoire 349.40 -2.7%
17th Mali 348.00 -5.2%
18th Niger 324.60 -7.3%
19th Gambia, The 323.80 -8.5%
20th Haiti 323.80 -1.3%
21st Togo 316.40 -9.3%
22nd Nauru 294.40 7.8%
23rd Sierra Leone 293.80 -17.0%
24th Burkina Faso 271.20 12.1%
25th Gabon 266.20 14.2%
26th Sudan 263.00 2.7%
27th Eritrea 261.80 -10.0%
28th Congo, Republic of 249.40 3.5%
29th Cameroon 227.20 -11.9%
30th Ghana 223.60 -4.4%
31st Malawi 218.40 -2.9%
32nd Rwanda 213.20 -6.9%
33rd Senegal 204.40 -13.8%
34th Tuvalu 199.20 17.2%
35th Tanzania 192.40 -30.3%
36th Timor-Leste 192.00 0.0%
37th Myanmar 190.40 2.9%
38th Papua New Guinea 188.80 -0.1%
39th Botswana 180.40 16.4%
40th Angola 176.00 -3.8%
41st Central African Republic 172.80 -75.0%
42nd Comoros 172.80 -3.5%
43rd Equatorial Guinea 166.20 -4.5%
44th Marshall Islands 164.20 5.9%
45th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 161.20 10.4%
46th Djibouti 155.80 -3.8%
47th Jamaica 152.80 17.5%
48th Eswatini 151.00 28.0%
49th Uganda 150.40 -11.5%
50th Pakistan 150.20 -3.1%
51st Cambodia 148.00 8.0%
52nd Indonesia 140.60 0.4%
53rd South Africa 138.60 17.5%
54th Kenya 136.20 -8.6%
55th Dominican Republic 134.00 8.1%
56th Namibia 132.40 -4.7%
57th Nepal 127.40 -10.3%
58th Micronesia, Federated States of 124.00 -3.9%
59th Solomon Islands 122.00 -0.8%
60th Yemen, Republic of 118.60 0.5%
61st Belize 110.20 64.5%
62nd Palau 109.60 23.1%
63rd Bangladesh 107.80 -6.3%
64th Vanuatu 103.40 3.4%
65th Lao PDR 103.20 -7.9%
66th Samoa 100.60 -0.4%
67th Brazil 99.00 47.8%
68th Philippines 97.00 15.5%
69th St. Kitts and Nevis 95.20 28.6%
70th Guatemala 93.20 -0.9%
71st Bahamas, The 92.80 22.1%
72nd Mozambique 92.40 -6.7%
73rd Suriname 88.60 5.5%
74th Kiribati 84.80 6.0%
75th Zambia 84.80 -0.2%
76th India 84.20 5.3%
77th Paraguay 84.20 45.2%
78th Thailand 81.20 138.8%
79th Peru 76.80 50.6%
80th Guyana 76.60 2.1%
81st Colombia 74.40 26.1%
82nd Seychelles 71.20 69.5%
83rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 68.80 2.7%
84th São Tomé and Principe 68.40 -8.8%
85th Morocco 67.40 -3.7%
86th Brunei Darussalam 67.00 86.1%
87th Mauritius 66.80 1.2%
88th Tonga 66.80 -0.3%
89th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 64.40 15.0%
90th Nicaragua 62.60 4.3%
91st Cuba 62.00 77.1%
92nd Libya 61.40 4.1%
93rd Iraq 59.80 -9.4%
94th Ecuador 59.60 8.4%
95th St. Lucia 57.20 30.0%
96th Algeria 53.00 -14.5%
97th Mexico 51.80 23.3%
98th Honduras 51.40 9.4%
99th Dominica 50.40 40.0%
100th Grenada 49.40 2.9%
101st Viet Nam 46.40 -3.3%
102nd Bhutan 45.00 -4.3%
103rd Puerto Rico (US) 44.00 300.0%
104th Trinidad and Tobago 44.00 -18.5%
105th Kyrgyz Republic 43.20 2.9%
106th Argentina 42.00 27.3%
107th Mongolia 41.80 2.0%
108th Tunisia 41.60 15.6%
109th Cabo Verde 40.60 1.5%
110th El Salvador 40.40 3.6%
111th Cyprus 40.20 187.1%
112th Jordan 38.60 24.5%
113th Antigua and Barbuda 36.80 5.1%
114th Malaysia 36.60 40.8%
115th Barbados 36.00 2.9%
116th Fiji 35.60 18.7%
117th Panama 33.40 -9.7%
118th Azerbaijan 31.40 74.4%
119th Maldives 31.40 -1.9%
120th Latvia 27.40 44.2%
121st Costa Rica 26.60 10.8%
122nd Georgia 26.00 30.0%
123rd Uzbekistan 24.60 -5.4%
124th Armenia 24.20 27.4%
125th Singapore 23.60 293.3%
126th Uruguay 23.20 54.7%
127th Egypt, Arab Republic of 22.20 30.6%
128th Sri Lanka 21.40 18.9%
129th Iran, Islamic Republic of 21.20 32.5%
130th Oman 20.80 60.0%
131st Lebanon 20.40 36.0%
132nd United States 20.00 17.6%
133rd Syrian Arab Republic 19.60 -2.0%
134th Türkiye 17.60 17.3%
135th West Bank and Gaza 17.20 7.5%
136th Kuwait 17.00 112.5%
137th Moldova 16.80 -11.6%
138th Portugal 16.60 10.7%
139th Ukraine 16.60 10.7%
140th New Zealand 16.00 128.6%
141st Hungary 15.00 25.0%
142nd San Marino 14.80 85.0%
143rd China 14.40 -10.0%
144th Serbia 14.20 29.1%
145th Canada 13.20 10.0%
146th Kazakhstan 12.80 28.0%
147th Tajikistan 12.80 -8.6%
148th Romania 12.20 1.7%
149th United Kingdom 11.40 42.5%
150th Chile 11.00 10.0%
151st Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.80 80.0%
152nd Bahrain 10.40 -38.8%
153rd Montenegro 10.20 70.0%
154th Russian Federation 10.00 11.1%
155th Malta 9.20 15.0%
156th Albania 9.00 28.6%
157th Belgium 8.80 120.0%
158th Slovenia 8.80 193.3%
159th Andorra 8.60 -21.8%
160th Bulgaria 8.40 40.0%
161st Greece 8.40 68.0%
162nd Lithuania 8.20 2.5%
163rd Finland 7.80 -2.5%
164th Saudi Arabia 7.80 11.4%
165th France 7.60 8.6%
166th Italy 7.60 26.7%
167th Luxembourg 7.40 -32.7%
168th Austria 6.00 0.0%
169th Denmark 6.00 50.0%
170th Estonia 6.00 20.0%
171st Qatar 6.00 50.0%
172nd European Union 5.80 16.0%
173rd Ireland 5.80 45.0%
174th Croatia 5.60 86.7%
175th Slovak Republic 5.60 40.0%
176th Turkmenistan 5.20 4.0%
177th Sweden 4.60 15.0%
178th Germany 4.00 0.0%
179th North Macedonia 4.00 33.3%
180th Korea 3.80 -5.0%
181st Switzerland 3.60 -28.0%
182nd Spain 3.60 20.0%
183rd Netherlands 3.60 -10.0%
184th Czechia 3.20 6.7%
185th Japan 3.00 0.0%
186th United Arab Emirates 2.40 -20.0%
187th Iceland 2.20 -26.7%
188th Israel 2.00 0.0%
189th Poland 1.80 -10.0%
190th Norway 1.60 60.0%
191st Australia 1.20 -40.0%
192nd Belarus 1.00 0.0%
193rd Monaco 0.60 -88.0%

FAQ

What was Jamaica's maternal mortality ratio in 2025?

Jamaica's maternal mortality ratio in 2025 was 152.80. This ranked 47th globally.

How did Jamaica's maternal mortality ratio change in 2025?

Jamaica's maternal mortality ratio increased by 17.5% in 2025 compared to 2024.

Which country had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2025?

Nigeria had the highest maternal mortality ratio in 2025 at 944.20.

What is the maternal mortality ratio of Jamaica in 2025?

The maternal mortality ratio of Jamaica in 2025 was 152.80. This ranked 47th globally.