Samoa vs Suriname: Child mortality rate
Samoa
1.6%
in 2023
Suriname
1.6%
in 2023
Samoa rank
99th
Suriname rank
96th
Child mortality rate over time
- Samoa
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Samoa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 99th and Suriname ranks 96th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.4% | 10.9% | 2.5% | Samoa |
| 1960s | 9.3% | 8.3% | 1.0% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 6.8% | 1.0% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 5.4% | 1.7% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 3.8% | 1.2% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.7% | 0.7% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Samoa or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Samoa and Suriname?
- 0.0%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and Suriname rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Samoa ranks 99th and Suriname ranks 96th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – 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
Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.