Dominican Republic vs Suriname: Child mortality rate
Dominican Republic
2.5%
in 2019
Suriname
2.6%
in 2019
Dominican Republic rank
67th
Suriname rank
64th
Child mortality rate over time
- Dominican Republic
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Suriname ranks 64th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.3% | 9.9% | 7.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 14.9% | 8.5% | 6.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 10.7% | 7.1% | 3.7% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 5.6% | 1.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 0.6% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Dominican Republic or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Dominican Republic as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Dominican Republic and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Suriname?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Dominican Republic and Suriname rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Suriname ranks 64th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death before the age of five.