Paraguay vs Suriname: Infant mortality by sex
Paraguay
1.59 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Suriname
1.65 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Paraguay rank
89th
Suriname rank
87th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Paraguay
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.65 deaths per 100 live births against 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in Paraguay, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 89th and Suriname ranks 87th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.72 deaths per 100 live births | 4.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1585 deaths per 100 live births | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 3.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0341 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.85 deaths per 100 live births | 2.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1309 deaths per 100 live births | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0084 deaths per 100 live births | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.7 deaths per 100 live births | 1.75 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0501 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Paraguay or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.65 deaths per 100 live births against 1.59 deaths per 100 live births in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Paraguay and Suriname?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Suriname rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Paraguay ranks 89th and Suriname ranks 87th 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 Infant mortality 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .