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

Sweden, at 184 deaths against 153 deaths in Suriname as of 2023.

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

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.

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

Suriname

153 deaths

in 2023

Sweden

184 deaths

in 2023

Suriname rank

149th

Sweden rank

147th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Suriname
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 184 deaths against 153 deaths in Suriname, a difference of 31 deaths.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.

Suriname ranks 149th and Sweden ranks 147th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1950s	854.5 deaths	1,988 deaths	1,134 deaths	Sweden
1960s	868 deaths	1,585 deaths	717.4 deaths	Sweden
1970s	710.2 deaths	970 deaths	259.8 deaths	Sweden
1980s	556.8 deaths	644.1 deaths	87.3 deaths	Sweden
1990s	384.6 deaths	490.6 deaths	106 deaths	Sweden
2000s	275.4 deaths	293.8 deaths	18.4 deaths	Sweden
2010s	203 deaths	266.1 deaths	63.1 deaths	Sweden
2020s	160.5 deaths	219.25 deaths	58.75 deaths	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Suriname or Sweden?: Sweden, at 184 deaths against 153 deaths in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Suriname and Sweden?: 31 deaths, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Sweden?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Suriname and Sweden rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Suriname ranks 149th and Sweden ranks 147th 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.