Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Suriname
Suriname: Mental health and substance use disorders death rate was 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate 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
The most recent figure for mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Suriname is 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Suriname peaked at 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Suriname 77th 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.
Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Suriname, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.53 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 2.55 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 2.49 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 2.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.52 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Suriname?
- Mental health and substance use disorders death rate in Suriname was 2.16 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 mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 deaths per 100,000 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest mental health and substance use disorders death rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for mental health and substance use disorders death rate?
- Suriname ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mental health and substance use disorders death rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Mental health and substance use disorders death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from mental and substance use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.