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

0.0065 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Syria ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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.

Suriname vs Syria: Neonatal mortality rate

Suriname

0.9935 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Syria

1 Deaths per 1000 live births

in 2023

Suriname rank

89th

Syria rank

87th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

Suriname
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 1 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.9935 Deaths per 1000 live births in Suriname, a difference of 0.0065 Deaths per 1000 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 89th and Syria ranks 87th of 199 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	2.1 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.72 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.3842 Deaths per 1000 live births	Suriname
1990s	1.88 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.45 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.4367 Deaths per 1000 live births	Suriname
2000s	1.66 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.1 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.5536 Deaths per 1000 live births	Suriname
2010s	1.31 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.06 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.2456 Deaths per 1000 live births	Suriname
2020s	1.04 Deaths per 1000 live births	1.04 Deaths per 1000 live births	0.0072 Deaths per 1000 live births	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Suriname or Syria?: Syria, at 1 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.9935 Deaths per 1000 live births in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Suriname and Syria?: 0.0065 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Syria?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Suriname and Syria rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?: Suriname ranks 89th and Syria ranks 87th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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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Indicator: Neonatal mortality rate
Unit: Deaths per 1000 live births
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 10,174 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.