Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Denmark or Suriname?

Denmark, at 199 deaths against 175 deaths in Suriname as of 2023.

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

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Suriname: Number of children who die before age 5

Denmark

199 deaths

in 2023

Suriname

175 deaths

in 2023

Denmark rank

148th

Suriname rank

151st

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Denmark
Suriname

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 199 deaths against 175 deaths in Suriname, a difference of 24 deaths.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 148th and Suriname ranks 151st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 7 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	2,338 deaths	1,038 deaths	1,300 deaths	Denmark
1960s	1,718 deaths	1,046 deaths	672.2 deaths	Denmark
1970s	916.9 deaths	851.1 deaths	65.8 deaths	Denmark
1980s	540.2 deaths	648.9 deaths	108.7 deaths	Suriname
1990s	463.1 deaths	446.8 deaths	16.3 deaths	Denmark
2000s	329.5 deaths	316.5 deaths	13 deaths	Denmark
2010s	239.4 deaths	232.5 deaths	6.9 deaths	Denmark
2020s	215 deaths	183 deaths	32 deaths	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Denmark or Suriname?: Denmark, at 199 deaths against 175 deaths in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Denmark and Suriname?: 24 deaths, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Suriname rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Denmark ranks 148th and Suriname ranks 151st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.