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
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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About this data
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.