What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Suriname and Vanuatu?

0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Vanuatu?

42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Suriname vs Vanuatu: Child mortality by sex

Suriname

1.76 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Vanuatu

1.83 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Suriname rank

93rd

Vanuatu rank

90th

Child mortality by sex over time

Suriname
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 1.83 deaths per 100 live births against 1.76 deaths per 100 live births in Suriname, a difference of 0.07 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 93rd and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 4 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1980s	5.62 deaths per 100 live births	4.76 deaths per 100 live births	0.8633 deaths per 100 live births	Suriname
1990s	4.24 deaths per 100 live births	3.22 deaths per 100 live births	1.02 deaths per 100 live births	Suriname
2000s	3.02 deaths per 100 live births	2.59 deaths per 100 live births	0.4312 deaths per 100 live births	Suriname
2010s	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	2.02 deaths per 100 live births	0.3066 deaths per 100 live births	Suriname
2020s	1.88 deaths per 100 live births	1.89 deaths per 100 live births	0.0134 deaths per 100 live births	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality by sex, Suriname or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 1.83 deaths per 100 live births against 1.76 deaths per 100 live births in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Suriname and Vanuatu?: 0.07 deaths per 100 live births, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Vanuatu?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Suriname and Vanuatu rank globally for child mortality by sex?: Suriname ranks 93rd and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Child mortality by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .