Deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Suriname

Suriname: Deaths from drug use disorders ghe was 2.95 in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
2.95
Change on year
down 26.2%
World rank
155th
of 194 countries
All-time high
4
in 2020
All-time low
2.71
in 2011
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Suriname, 2000–2021

012342000201020212000: 3.32001: 3.82002: 3.82003: 3.72004: 3.32005: 3.32006: 3.32007: 3.12008: 3.12009: 2.82010: 2.92011: 2.72012: 2.82013: 2.72014: 2.82015: 3.12016: 3.32017: 3.32018: 3.62019: 3.62020: 42021: 3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 2.95 for deaths from drug use disorders ghe in 2021.

The figure is down 26.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Suriname peaked at 4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.71, in 2011.

Suriname ranks 155th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Suriname, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 3.31 —
2001 3.78 +14.2%
2002 3.82 +1.1%
2003 3.71 -2.9%
2004 3.32 -10.5%
2005 3.3 -0.6%
2006 3.26 -1.2%
2007 3.11 -4.6%
2008 3.06 -1.6%
2009 2.78 -9.2%
2010 2.89 +4.0%
2011 2.71 -6.2%
2012 2.77 +2.2%
2013 2.73 -1.4%
2014 2.83 +3.7%
2015 3.12 +10.2%
2016 3.27 +4.8%
2017 3.33 +1.8%
2018 3.56 +6.9%
2019 3.61 +1.4%
2020 4 +10.8%
2021 2.95 -26.2%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 2.95 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.6, 14% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 2.95 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.75, 38% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.34 2.78 3.82 10
2010s 3.08 2.71 3.61 10
2020s 3.48 2.95 4 2

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 152 Guinea 3.23 compare
  2. 153 Bhutan 3.12 compare
  3. 154 Chad 2.98 compare
  4. 156 Togo 2.94 compare
  5. 157 Nicaragua 2.78 compare
  6. 158 Sierra Leone 2.29 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Suriname?
Deaths from drug use disorders ghe in Suriname was 2.95 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths from drug use disorders ghe recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 2020.
What is the lowest deaths from drug use disorders ghe recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 2.71 in 2011.
How does Suriname rank for deaths from drug use disorders ghe?
Suriname ranks 155th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is deaths from drug use disorders ghe rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 Deaths from drug use disorders ghe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Deaths from drug use disorders ghe
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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