Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Suriname
Suriname: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 5.56 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
5.56 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
49th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.33 years
in 2020
All-time low
2.64 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Suriname, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Suriname is 5.56 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Suriname peaked at 6.33 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.64 years, in 1950.
That places Suriname 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Suriname, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.64 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.69 years | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 2.74 years | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 2.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1954 | 2.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 2.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 2.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 2.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1958 | 2.82 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 2.9 years | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 2.96 years | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 3.04 years | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 3.09 years | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 3.32 years | +7.4% |
| 1964 | 3.53 years | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 3.7 years | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 3.89 years | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 4.09 years | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 4.11 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 4.12 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 4.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 4.13 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.13 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.13 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 4.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 4.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 4.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 4.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 4.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 4.24 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 4.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 4.28 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 4.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 4.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 4.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 4.48 years | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 4.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 4.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.44 years | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 4.49 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 4.55 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 4.61 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 4.65 years | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 4.68 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 4.65 years | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.56 years | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 4.45 years | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.33 years | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 4.19 years | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 4.1 years | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 4.06 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.06 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.13 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 4.24 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 4.37 years | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 4.53 years | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.69 years | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 4.86 years | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 5.03 years | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 5.17 years | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.27 years | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.33 years | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 5.37 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 5.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.49 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5.48 years | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.65 years | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.71 years | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.33 years | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 5.3 years | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 5.6 years | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 5.56 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.77 years | 2.64 years | 2.9 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.59 years | 2.96 years | 4.12 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.17 years | 4.13 years | 4.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.38 years | 4.26 years | 4.52 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.52 years | 4.19 years | 4.68 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 years | 4.06 years | 5.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.43 years | 5.17 years | 5.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7 years | 5.3 years | 6.33 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 46 Grenada 5.64 years compare
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- 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 sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Suriname?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Suriname was 5.56 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 6.33 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.64 years in 1950.
- How does Suriname rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Suriname ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.