Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, New Zealand or Suriname?

Suriname, at 155 deaths against 147 deaths in New Zealand as of 2019.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Suriname: Number of neonatal deaths

New Zealand

147 deaths

in 2019

Suriname

155 deaths

in 2019

New Zealand rank

145th

Suriname rank

144th

Number of neonatal deaths over time

New Zealand
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 155 deaths against 147 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 8 deaths.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 145th and Suriname ranks 144th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1950s	844.3 deaths	383.5 deaths	460.8 deaths	New Zealand
1960s	768.9 deaths	470.3 deaths	298.6 deaths	New Zealand
1970s	535.9 deaths	383 deaths	152.9 deaths	New Zealand
1980s	339.4 deaths	306 deaths	33.4 deaths	New Zealand
1990s	235.8 deaths	248.3 deaths	12.5 deaths	Suriname
2000s	189.1 deaths	228.8 deaths	39.7 deaths	Suriname
2010s	178.4 deaths	183.3 deaths	4.9 deaths	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of neonatal deaths, New Zealand or Suriname?: Suriname, at 155 deaths against 147 deaths in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths between New Zealand and Suriname?: 8 deaths, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Suriname?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Suriname rank globally for number of neonatal deaths?: New Zealand ranks 145th and Suriname ranks 144th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of neonatal deaths
Unit: deaths
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Deaths in children aged 0-27 days.