Mauritius vs Suriname: Infant mortality rate by sex
Mauritius
1.23 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Suriname
1.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mauritius rank
93rd
Suriname rank
90th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Mauritius
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.23 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritius, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 93rd and Suriname ranks 90th of 199 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 | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.64 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 1990s | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8739 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.18 deaths per 100 live births | 1.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4878 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
| 2020s | 1.24 deaths per 100 live births | 1.37 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1285 deaths per 100 live births | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Mauritius or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.29 deaths per 100 live births against 1.23 deaths per 100 live births in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Mauritius and Suriname?
- 0.06 deaths per 100 live births, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Mauritius ranks 93rd and Suriname ranks 90th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .