Libya vs Suriname: Death rate

Libya
6.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Suriname
6.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Libya rank
149th
Suriname rank
150th

Death rate over time

  • Libya
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 6.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Suriname, a difference of 0 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 149th and Suriname ranks 150th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Suriname Difference Ahead
1950s 30.58 deaths per 1,000 people 16.01 deaths per 1,000 people 14.57 deaths per 1,000 people Libya
1960s 19.19 deaths per 1,000 people 12.29 deaths per 1,000 people 6.9 deaths per 1,000 people Libya
1970s 9.55 deaths per 1,000 people 10.27 deaths per 1,000 people 0.7155 deaths per 1,000 people Suriname
1980s 5.69 deaths per 1,000 people 9.38 deaths per 1,000 people 3.69 deaths per 1,000 people Suriname
1990s 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people 7.83 deaths per 1,000 people 3.41 deaths per 1,000 people Suriname
2000s 4.68 deaths per 1,000 people 7.94 deaths per 1,000 people 3.26 deaths per 1,000 people Suriname
2010s 5.19 deaths per 1,000 people 7.12 deaths per 1,000 people 1.93 deaths per 1,000 people Suriname
2020s 5.71 deaths per 1,000 people 7.3 deaths per 1,000 people 1.59 deaths per 1,000 people Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, Libya or Suriname?
Libya, at 6.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.65 deaths per 1,000 people in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between Libya and Suriname?
0 deaths per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Suriname?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Libya and Suriname rank globally for death rate?
Libya ranks 149th and Suriname ranks 150th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.