Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Suriname
Suriname: Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or was 3,100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
80th
of 104 countries
All-time high
3,100
in 2023
All-time low
2,100
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Suriname, 2010–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 3,100 for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Suriname peaked at 3,100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,100, in 2010.
Suriname ranks 80th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,100 | — |
| 2011 | 2,200 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 2,400 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 2,500 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,600 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2,700 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,700 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,800 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2,800 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,900 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 2,900 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,000 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3,100 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 3,100 | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3,100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,500, 36% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3,100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10,400, 30% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,530 | 2,100 | 2,800 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,000 | 2,900 | 3,100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 77 Cuba 3,600 compare
- 77 Algeria 3,600 compare
- 79 Azerbaijan 3,400 compare
- 81 Tunisia 3,000 compare
- 82 Costa Rica 2,900 compare
- 83 United Kingdom 2,700 compare
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 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Suriname?
- Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or in Suriname was 3,100 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3,100 in 2023.
- What is the lowest estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,100 in 2010.
- How does Suriname rank for estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or?
- Suriname ranks 80th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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