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

Mauritius, at 153 deaths against 153 deaths in Suriname as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Mauritius and Suriname?

0 deaths, with Mauritius ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius 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.

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

Mauritius

153 deaths

in 2023

Suriname

153 deaths

in 2023

Mauritius rank

149th

Suriname rank

149th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Mauritius
Suriname

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 153 deaths against 153 deaths in Suriname, a difference of 0 deaths.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 149th and Suriname ranks 149th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,826 deaths	854.5 deaths	971.8 deaths	Mauritius
1960s	1,586 deaths	868 deaths	717.6 deaths	Mauritius
1970s	1,025 deaths	710.2 deaths	314.8 deaths	Mauritius
1980s	523.1 deaths	556.8 deaths	33.7 deaths	Suriname
1990s	411.8 deaths	384.6 deaths	27.2 deaths	Mauritius
2000s	251.1 deaths	275.4 deaths	24.3 deaths	Suriname
2010s	175.1 deaths	203 deaths	27.9 deaths	Suriname
2020s	169.75 deaths	160.5 deaths	9.25 deaths	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Mauritius or Suriname?: Mauritius, at 153 deaths against 153 deaths in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Mauritius and Suriname?: 0 deaths, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Suriname?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Suriname rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Mauritius ranks 149th 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.