Jamaica vs Suriname: Share of births by age of mother
Jamaica
12.6%
in 2023
Suriname
12.3%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
58th
Suriname rank
59th
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Jamaica
- Suriname
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 12.6% against 12.3% in Suriname, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 58th and Suriname ranks 59th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.2% | 11.5% | 4.8% | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 18.7% | 11.2% | 7.5% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 25.6% | 15.8% | 9.8% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 25.4% | 17.8% | 7.5% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 16.3% | 5.4% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 16.1% | 2.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.4% | 2.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.9% | 0.1% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Jamaica or Suriname?
- Jamaica, at 12.6% against 12.3% in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Jamaica and Suriname?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Suriname rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Jamaica ranks 58th and Suriname ranks 59th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.