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

Uruguay, at 187 deaths against 153 deaths in Suriname as of 2023.

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

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 Uruguay: Number of infants who die before age 1

Suriname

153 deaths

in 2023

Uruguay

187 deaths

in 2023

Suriname rank

149th

Uruguay rank

146th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Suriname
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 187 deaths against 153 deaths in Suriname, a difference of 34 deaths.

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

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

Suriname ranks 149th and Uruguay ranks 146th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Suriname	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	854.5 deaths	2,800 deaths	1,946 deaths	Uruguay
1960s	868 deaths	2,739 deaths	1,871 deaths	Uruguay
1970s	710.2 deaths	2,409 deaths	1,699 deaths	Uruguay
1980s	556.8 deaths	1,537 deaths	980.4 deaths	Uruguay
1990s	384.6 deaths	1,020 deaths	635.8 deaths	Uruguay
2000s	275.4 deaths	613.9 deaths	338.5 deaths	Uruguay
2010s	203 deaths	354.7 deaths	151.7 deaths	Uruguay
2020s	160.5 deaths	206.25 deaths	45.75 deaths	Uruguay

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 Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 187 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 Uruguay?: 34 deaths, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Uruguay?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Suriname and Uruguay rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Suriname ranks 149th and Uruguay ranks 146th 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.