Jamaica - Maternal Mortality Ratio 2025
152.80
+22.80 from 2024
Jamaica's maternal mortality ratio was 152.80 in 2025. This was the 47th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2025▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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