Panama vs Suriname: Child mortality rate by sex
Panama
1.39 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Suriname
1.38 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Panama rank
96th
Suriname rank
97th
Child mortality rate by sex over time
- Panama
- Suriname
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.39 deaths per 100 live births against 1.38 deaths per 100 live births in Suriname, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Suriname ahead.
Panama ranks 96th and Suriname ranks 97th of 199 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.16 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 1.45 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.39 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8363 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.02 deaths per 100 live births | 2.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3553 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.82 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2538 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.39 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0864 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate by sex, Panama or Suriname?
- Panama, at 1.39 deaths per 100 live births against 1.38 deaths per 100 live births in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate by sex between Panama and Suriname?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Suriname?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Suriname rank globally for child mortality rate by sex?
- Panama ranks 96th and Suriname ranks 97th 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 rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under five years, per 100 live births .