Morocco vs Suriname: Infant mortality rate

Morocco
1.47 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Suriname
1.48 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Morocco rank
88th
Suriname rank
87th

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Morocco
  • Suriname
051015195719902024

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1.48 deaths per 100 live births against 1.47 deaths per 100 live births in Morocco, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 88th and Suriname ranks 87th of 199 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 7.71 deaths per 100 live births 4.12 deaths per 100 live births 3.59 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
1990s 5.6 deaths per 100 live births 3.27 deaths per 100 live births 2.33 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
2000s 3.76 deaths per 100 live births 2.42 deaths per 100 live births 1.34 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
2010s 2.23 deaths per 100 live births 1.92 deaths per 100 live births 0.3157 deaths per 100 live births Morocco
2020s 1.59 deaths per 100 live births 1.57 deaths per 100 live births 0.0205 deaths per 100 live births Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Morocco or Suriname?
Suriname, at 1.48 deaths per 100 live births against 1.47 deaths per 100 live births in Morocco as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Morocco and Suriname?
0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Suriname?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Morocco and Suriname rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Morocco ranks 88th 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .