Births attended by health staff sdgs in Suriname

Suriname: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 98.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
98.4
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
83rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
98.4
in 2018
All-time low
70.9
in 2000
Years of data
11
1995–2018

Births attended by health staff sdgs in Suriname, 1995–2018

0204060801001995200620181995: 802000: 70.92002: 902004: 902006: 86.52007: 902008: 902009: 902010: 902015: 902018: 98.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 98.4 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Suriname peaked at 98.4 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.9, in 2000.

That places Suriname 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Births attended by health staff sdgs in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by health staff sdgs in Suriname, 1995 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1995 80 —
2000 70.9 -11.4%
2002 90 +26.9%
2004 90 +0.0%
2006 86.5 -3.9%
2007 90 +4.0%
2008 90 +0.0%
2009 90 +0.0%
2010 90 +0.0%
2015 90 +0.0%
2018 98.4 +9.3%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 98.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 98.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80 80 80 1
2000s 86.77 70.9 90 7
2010s 92.8 90 98.4 3

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 81 Portugal 98.6 compare
  2. 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.6 compare
  3. 83 Barbados 98.4 compare
  4. 83 Brazil 98.4 compare
  5. 86 Tonga 98.3 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Suriname?
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Suriname was 98.4 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 98.4 in 2018.
What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 70.9 in 2000.
How does Suriname rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
Suriname ranks 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births attended by health staff sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births attended by health staff sdgs
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
169 places, 2,906 data points, 1980–2022
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