What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Guatemala and Suriname?

0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Suriname?

36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Guatemala vs Suriname: Mortality rate, neonatal

Guatemala

9.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Suriname

9.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Guatemala rank

84th

Suriname rank

81st

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Guatemala
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 9.7 per 1,000 live births against 9.5 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala, a difference of 0.2 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 84th and Suriname ranks 81st of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1980s	29.4 per 1,000 live births	21 per 1,000 live births	8.4 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
1990s	24.99 per 1,000 live births	18.75 per 1,000 live births	6.24 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
2000s	18.73 per 1,000 live births	16.54 per 1,000 live births	2.19 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
2010s	13.39 per 1,000 live births	13.09 per 1,000 live births	0.3 per 1,000 live births	Guatemala
2020s	10.16 per 1,000 live births	10.34 per 1,000 live births	0.18 per 1,000 live births	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Guatemala or Suriname?: Suriname, at 9.7 per 1,000 live births against 9.5 per 1,000 live births in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Guatemala and Suriname?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Suriname?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and Suriname rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Guatemala ranks 84th and Suriname ranks 81st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.