Dominican Republic vs Suriname: Birth rate vs. death rate

Dominican Republic
17.93 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Suriname
17.3 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
90th
Suriname rank
92nd

Birth rate vs. death rate over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 17.93 births per 1,000 people against 17.3 births per 1,000 people in Suriname, a difference of 0.63 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 92nd of 236 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Suriname Difference Ahead
1950s 53.75 births per 1,000 people 44.44 births per 1,000 people 9.31 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1960s 47.52 births per 1,000 people 40.69 births per 1,000 people 6.83 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1970s 38.79 births per 1,000 people 31.91 births per 1,000 people 6.88 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1980s 32.78 births per 1,000 people 31.82 births per 1,000 people 0.9611 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
1990s 28.04 births per 1,000 people 26.97 births per 1,000 people 1.08 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
2000s 23.25 births per 1,000 people 22.75 births per 1,000 people 0.4932 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
2010s 20.76 births per 1,000 people 19.43 births per 1,000 people 1.34 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic
2020s 18.43 births per 1,000 people 17.51 births per 1,000 people 0.9192 births per 1,000 people Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Dominican Republic or Suriname?
Dominican Republic, at 17.93 births per 1,000 people against 17.3 births per 1,000 people in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Dominican Republic and Suriname?
0.63 births per 1,000 people, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Suriname?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Suriname rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
Dominican Republic ranks 90th and Suriname ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.