Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Suriname
Suriname: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Suriname, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Suriname peaked at 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5605 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Suriname 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Suriname, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5605 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.5807 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6024 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6195 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6194 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6058 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.591 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5806 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.571 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5716 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5665 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5649 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5822 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5941 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6055 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6101 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6164 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6349 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6499 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.669 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +28.2% | 0.669 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5911 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5605 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6195 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5996 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5649 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6499 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7634 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.669 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 82 Mexico 0.8683 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Afghanistan 0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Brazil 0.8572 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8537 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Equatorial Guinea 0.8467 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Suriname?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Suriname was 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5605 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Suriname ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.