Namibia vs Suriname: Neonatal mortality rate
Namibia
1.6%
in 2019
Suriname
1.7%
in 2019
Namibia rank
59th
Suriname rank
57th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Namibia
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Namibia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Namibia ranks 59th and Suriname ranks 57th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.5% | 4.1% | 0.5% | Suriname |
| 1960s | 3.3% | 3.6% | 0.3% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Suriname |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.2% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Namibia or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Namibia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Namibia and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Suriname?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Namibia and Suriname rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Namibia ranks 59th and Suriname ranks 57th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death between 0 and 27 days