Guyana vs Suriname: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 21.3 per 1,000 live births in Guyana and 14.1 per 1,000 live births in Suriname, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Guyana, by 7.2 per 1,000 live births, or 1.51 times that in Suriname.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Guyana has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Suriname.
In 2023, Guyana ranked 66 and Suriname ranked 94 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guyana at 6.9 per 1,000 live births and Suriname at 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Guyana	Suriname	World
2023	21.3	14.1	27.3
2022	22	14.6	28.2
2021	22.7	15	28.4
2020	23.4	15.5	28.7
2019	24.2	16	29.2
2018	24.9	16.4	29.7
2017	25.7	16.9	30.3
2016	26.4	17.4	31.1
2015	27.2	17.8	32.1
2014	27.9	18.3	32.9
2013	28.6	18.8	33.9
2012	29.3	19.2	35
2011	30	19.7	36.8
2010	30.6	20.2	37.7
2009	31.2	20.7	39.1
2008	31.9	21.3	40.4
2007	32.4	21.8	42
2006	33.1	22.5	43.7
2005	34.2	23.1	45.4
2004	34.5	23.7	47.2
2003	35.2	24.5	48.8
2002	36	25.3	50.6
2001	36.9	26.1	52.2
2000	37.8	27	53.7
1999	38.7	27.9	55.5
1998	39.6	28.9	57.1
1997	40.6	30	58.3
1996	41.6	31.1	59.6
1995	42.7	32.3	60.8
1994	43.8	33.4	62
1993	44.9	34.6	62.9
1992	46	35.9	64.1
1991	47.1	37.1	64.9
1990	48.2	38.4	64.9
1989	49.3	39.7	66.2
1988	50.3	41.1	68
1987	51.2	42.4	68.6
1986	52	43.8	70.8
1985	52.7	45.1	72.9
1984	53.3	46.4	74.6
1983	53.9	47.6	76.1
1982	54.5	48.8	76.6
1981	55	49.9	78.7
1980	55.4	51.1	80.6
1979	55.9	52.2	82.5
1978	56.3	53.3	84.7
1977	56.6	54.4	86.4
1976	56.9	55.5	88.1
1975	57.2	56.6	89.6
1974	57.4	57.6	90.9
1973	57.6	58.6	92.1
1972	57.8	59.7	93.6
1971	58	60.7	96.1
1970	58.3	61.7	96.9
1969	58.7	62.6	98.3
1968	59.1	63.6	100.2
1967	59.8	64.7	103.1
1966	60.6	65.8	104.9
1965	61.7	67	106.4
1964	63	68.4	106.1
1963	64.6	69.8	107.7
1962	66.5	71.4	110.2
1961	68.8	73.3	121.5
1960	71.4	75.3	131.8
1959	74.4	77.5	125.7
1958	77.7	79.8	117.7
1957	81.3	82.1	120
1956	85.1	84.4	121.9
1955	89	86.7	124.8
1954	93.1	89	127.7
1953	97.2	91.2	130.1
1952	101.4	93.4	132.7
1951	105.7	95.6	136
1950	110	97.9	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Guyana	Suriname	World
2024	18.314–23.3	10.88.9–13.5	26.9
2025	17.912.4–24.9	10.57.9–14.9	26.4
2026	17.611.2–25.9	10.37.1–15.9	25.9
2027	17.210.4–26.8	10.16.6–16.5	25.4
2028	16.89.5–28.3	9.86.2–17.2	24.9
2029	16.58.9–28.1	9.65.8–17.7	24.5
2030	16.18.6–28.8	9.45.5–18	24
2031	15.97.8–28.6	9.25.2–18.3	23.6
2032	15.57.5–29	94.9–18.6	23.2
2033	15.27.2–29.4	8.84.7–18.7	22.8
2034	14.96.7–29.5	8.64.6–19.2	22.3
2035	14.66.6–29.3	8.44.3–19.4	21.9
2036	14.36.3–30.1	8.24.1–19.1	21.5
2037	145.9–30.1	83.9–19.6	21.1
2038	13.85.7–30.7	7.83.8–19.9	20.8
2039	13.55.4–30.5	7.63.7–19.8	20.4
2040	13.25.3–30.3	7.43.5–19.9	20
2041	135.2–31	7.33.4–20.4	19.7
2042	12.75.1–31.7	7.13.3–20.1	19.4
2043	12.54.9–30.9	73.1–20.5	19
2044	12.34.8–30.7	6.83–20.8	18.7
2045	124.6–30.8	6.62.9–20.5	18.4
2046	11.84.6–31.1	6.52.8–20.7	18.2
2047	11.64.3–30.1	6.42.8–21.7	17.9
2048	11.44.3–31.1	6.32.7–20.9	17.7
2049	11.24.1–30.3	6.12.7–21.2	17.5
2050	114–30.5	62.5–21.7	17.3
2051	10.93.9–31.3	5.92.5–20.7	17.1
2052	10.73.9–30.5	5.82.4–20	16.9
2053	10.63.8–30.5	5.72.4–20.6	16.7
2054	10.53.7–30.1	5.62.4–20.1	16.5
2055	10.43.8–30.5	5.52.3–19.7	16.3
2056	10.33.7–31.2	5.52.3–19.3	16.1
2057	10.13.7–30.7	5.42.2–20	15.9
2058	103.7–31.3	5.32.2–20.2	15.7
2059	9.93.6–31.9	5.22.1–20.1	15.5
2060	9.83.5–31.3	5.12.1–20.3	15.3
2061	9.63.6–31.6	5.12–20.2	15.1
2062	9.53.4–31.6	52–21.2	14.9
2063	9.43.4–32.1	4.91.9–20.4	14.7
2064	9.33.3–30.4	4.81.9–20.1	14.5
2065	9.23.3–30.3	4.81.8–20.4	14.3
2066	9.13.3–31.2	4.71.8–20.5	14.1
2067	93.2–30.6	4.61.8–20.2	13.9
2068	8.93.2–30.9	4.61.7–20	13.8
2069	8.73.1–31.4	4.51.7–20.2	13.6
2070	8.63.1–31.7	4.51.6–20.3	13.4
2071	8.63.1–30.4	4.41.7–20.3	13.2
2072	8.53.1–30.7	4.31.6–21.5	13
2073	8.43–29.9	4.31.5–20.2	12.9
2074	8.33.1–30.2	4.21.5–19.9	12.7
2075	8.33–31.1	4.21.5–20.1	12.6
2076	8.22.9–31.1	4.11.5–20	12.4
2077	8.12.9–31.2	4.11.4–19.8	12.3
2078	8.12.9–31	41.4–19.7	12.1
2079	82.8–30.8	41.4–19.5	12
2080	7.92.8–31.5	3.91.4–19.6	11.8
2081	7.82.8–31.8	3.91.4–19.5	11.7
2082	7.72.8–31.7	3.81.4–19.6	11.6
2083	7.72.8–32.6	3.81.3–19	11.5
2084	7.62.7–32.1	3.81.3–19.1	11.4
2085	7.62.7–33	3.71.3–18.9	11.3
2086	7.52.6–32.1	3.71.2–18.9	11.1
2087	7.52.6–32.3	3.71.3–19.5	11
2088	7.42.5–32	3.61.2–18.6	10.9
2089	7.42.5–32.9	3.61.2–18.4	10.8
2090	7.32.5–31.9	3.51.2–17.9	10.7
2091	7.32.5–32	3.51.2–18.1	10.6
2092	7.22.5–32.7	3.51.2–18.1	10.5
2093	7.22.5–32.6	3.41.1–17.8	10.4
2094	7.22.4–32.9	3.41.1–17.3	10.3
2095	7.12.5–32.4	3.41.1–16.6	10.1
2096	72.4–32.7	3.31.1–16.9	10
2097	72.4–33.5	3.31.1–17.2	9.9
2098	72.3–33.3	3.31–16.4	9.8
2099	6.92.3–33.8	3.31–16.2	9.7
2100	6.92.3–32.8	3.21–16.4	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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