Which has higher number of deaths, Malta or Suriname?

Suriname, at 4,177 deaths against 3,921 deaths in Malta as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Malta and Suriname?

256 deaths, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta 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 deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Suriname: Number of deaths

Malta

3,921 deaths

in 2023

Suriname

4,177 deaths

in 2023

Malta rank

168th

Suriname rank

166th

Number of deaths over time

Malta
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 4,177 deaths against 3,921 deaths in Malta, a difference of 256 deaths.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 166th of 236 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,416 deaths	3,550 deaths	134.2 deaths	Suriname
1960s	3,056 deaths	3,823 deaths	766.8 deaths	Suriname
1970s	3,042 deaths	3,985 deaths	942.5 deaths	Suriname
1980s	3,071 deaths	3,628 deaths	557.7 deaths	Suriname
1990s	2,898 deaths	3,387 deaths	488.9 deaths	Suriname
2000s	3,097 deaths	4,072 deaths	974.5 deaths	Suriname
2010s	3,177 deaths	4,116 deaths	939.3 deaths	Suriname
2020s	3,991 deaths	4,524 deaths	533 deaths	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Malta or Suriname?: Suriname, at 4,177 deaths against 3,921 deaths in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Malta and Suriname?: 256 deaths, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malta and Suriname rank globally for number of deaths?: Malta ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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

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