Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Kiribati or Suriname?

Suriname, at 153 deaths against 148 deaths in Kiribati as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kiribati vs Suriname: Number of infants who die before age 1

Kiribati

148 deaths

in 2023

Suriname

153 deaths

in 2023

Kiribati rank

152nd

Suriname rank

149th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Kiribati
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 153 deaths against 148 deaths in Kiribati, a difference of 5 deaths.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 152nd and Suriname ranks 149th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	256.7 deaths	854.5 deaths	597.8 deaths	Suriname
1960s	256.4 deaths	868 deaths	611.6 deaths	Suriname
1970s	196.3 deaths	710.2 deaths	513.9 deaths	Suriname
1980s	193.2 deaths	556.8 deaths	363.6 deaths	Suriname
1990s	166.1 deaths	384.6 deaths	218.5 deaths	Suriname
2000s	138.4 deaths	275.4 deaths	137 deaths	Suriname
2010s	156.4 deaths	203 deaths	46.6 deaths	Suriname
2020s	152.75 deaths	160.5 deaths	7.75 deaths	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Kiribati or Suriname?: Suriname, at 153 deaths against 148 deaths in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Kiribati and Suriname?: 5 deaths, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Suriname rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Kiribati ranks 152nd and Suriname ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.