Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Suriname
Suriname: Deaths drug use disorders by sex was 0.7 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.7
Change on year
up 22.8%
World rank
134th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.7
in 2021
All-time low
0.29
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Suriname, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.7 for deaths drug use disorders 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, deaths drug use disorders by sex in Suriname peaked at 0.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.29, 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.
Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.29 | — |
| 2001 | 0.32 | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.31 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.33 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.34 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.37 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.39 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.37 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.37 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.39 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.45 | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.48 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.51 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.53 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.55 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.55 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.54 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.57 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7 | +22.8% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.7 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.57, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.61, 27% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.343 | 0.29 | 0.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.474 | 0.37 | 0.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.635 | 0.57 | 0.7 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths drug use disorders by sex in Suriname?
- Deaths drug use disorders by sex in Suriname was 0.7 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths drug use disorders by sex recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for deaths drug use disorders by sex?
- Suriname ranks 134th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths drug use disorders 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths drug use disorders by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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