Paraguay vs Suriname: Mortality rate, under-5

Paraguay
16.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Suriname
15.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Paraguay rank
91st
Suriname rank
93rd

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Paraguay
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 16.3 per 1,000 live births against 15.8 per 1,000 live births in Suriname, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Paraguay ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 93rd of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Suriname Difference Ahead
1980s 53.09 per 1,000 live births 51.39 per 1,000 live births 1.7 per 1,000 live births Paraguay
1990s 39.42 per 1,000 live births 38.26 per 1,000 live births 1.16 per 1,000 live births Paraguay
2000s 30.08 per 1,000 live births 27.08 per 1,000 live births 3 per 1,000 live births Paraguay
2010s 22.36 per 1,000 live births 20.83 per 1,000 live births 1.53 per 1,000 live births Paraguay
2020s 17.46 per 1,000 live births 16.84 per 1,000 live births 0.62 per 1,000 live births Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Paraguay or Suriname?
Paraguay, at 16.3 per 1,000 live births against 15.8 per 1,000 live births in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Paraguay and Suriname?
0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Paraguay 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 mortality rate, under-5?
Paraguay ranks 91st and Suriname ranks 93rd 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, under-5 (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, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.