Death rate from meningitis who in Suriname
Suriname: Death rate from meningitis who was 0.91 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.91
Change on year
down 15.7%
World rank
87th
of 194 countries
All-time high
3.04
in 2002
All-time low
0.71
in 2012
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Death rate from meningitis who in Suriname, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from meningitis who in Suriname stood at 0.91.
The figure is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from meningitis who in Suriname peaked at 3.04 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.71, in 2012.
Suriname ranks 87th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from meningitis who in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.23 | — |
| 2001 | 2.01 | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 3.04 | +51.2% |
| 2003 | 1.41 | -53.6% |
| 2004 | 1.68 | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 1.32 | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 1.53 | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9 | -41.2% |
| 2008 | 1.29 | +43.3% |
| 2009 | 1.32 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.77 | +34.1% |
| 2011 | 1.24 | -29.9% |
| 2012 | 0.71 | -42.7% |
| 2013 | 0.71 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.84 | +159.2% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | -40.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.08 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.91 | -15.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.91 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.635, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.91 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.49, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.67 | 0.9 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 0.71 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.995 | 0.91 | 1.08 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 84 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.97 compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 0.95 compare
- 86 Solomon Islands 0.93 compare
- 88 Armenia 0.87 compare
- 89 Russia 0.86 compare
- 90 Paraguay 0.82 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from meningitis who in Suriname?
- Death rate from meningitis who in Suriname was 0.91 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from meningitis who recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 in 2002.
- What is the lowest death rate from meningitis who recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.71 in 2012.
- How does Suriname rank for death rate from meningitis who?
- Suriname ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from meningitis who rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from meningitis who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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