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

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

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

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.

Suriname vs Syria: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Suriname

9.7 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Syria

9.5 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Suriname rank

81st

Syria rank

84th

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

Suriname
Syria

How they compare

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

Across all 36 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	21 per 1,000 live births	17.2 per 1,000 live births	3.8 per 1,000 live births	Suriname
1990s	18.75 per 1,000 live births	14.46 per 1,000 live births	4.29 per 1,000 live births	Suriname
2000s	16.54 per 1,000 live births	11 per 1,000 live births	5.54 per 1,000 live births	Suriname
2010s	13.09 per 1,000 live births	10.45 per 1,000 live births	2.64 per 1,000 live births	Suriname
2020s	10.34 per 1,000 live births	10.04 per 1,000 live births	0.3 per 1,000 live births	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Suriname or Syria?: Suriname, at 9.7 per 1,000 live births against 9.5 per 1,000 live births in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Suriname and Syria?: 0.2 per 1,000 live births, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Syria?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Suriname and Syria rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Suriname ranks 81st and Syria ranks 84th 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: 29 October 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.