Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Suriname
Suriname: Drug use disorder deaths by sex was 0.7 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Suriname, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.7 deaths for drug use disorder deaths by sex in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.8% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drug use disorder deaths by sex in Suriname peaked at 0.7 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.29 deaths, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 134th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Suriname, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.29 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 0.32 deaths | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.32 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.31 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.33 deaths | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.34 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.37 deaths | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.39 deaths | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.39 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.37 deaths | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.37 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.37 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.39 deaths | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.45 deaths | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.48 deaths | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.51 deaths | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.53 deaths | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.55 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.55 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.54 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.57 deaths | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7 deaths | +22.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.343 deaths | 0.29 deaths | 0.39 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.474 deaths | 0.37 deaths | 0.55 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.635 deaths | 0.57 deaths | 0.7 deaths | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 131 Oman 0.94 deaths compare
- 132 Kiribati 0.93 deaths compare
- 133 Central African Republic 0.86 deaths compare
- 135 Bhutan 0.67 deaths compare
- 136 Republic of Moldova 0.63 deaths compare
- 137 Papua New Guinea 0.57 deaths compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0229 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0218 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drug use disorder deaths by sex in Suriname?
- Drug use disorder deaths by sex in Suriname was 0.7 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest drug use disorder deaths by sex recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 deaths in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for drug use disorder deaths by sex?
- Suriname ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is drug use disorder deaths by sex rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. 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 Drug use disorder deaths by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from drug use disorders in females.