Mauritius vs Suriname: Child mortality rate
Mauritius
1.54 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Suriname
1.58 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritius rank
97th
Suriname rank
94th
Child mortality rate over time
- Mauritius
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.58 deaths per 100 live births against 1.54 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritius, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 43 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 97th and Suriname ranks 94th of 200 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 5.39 deaths per 100 live births | 2.48 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.64 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.61 deaths per 100 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.49 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.588 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.56 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.128 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Mauritius or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.58 deaths per 100 live births against 1.54 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Mauritius and Suriname?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Mauritius ranks 97th and Suriname ranks 94th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.