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Food supply vs. life expectancy in Suriname

Suriname: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 73.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.63 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
134th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.63 years
in 2023
All-time low
50.7 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Food supply vs. life expectancy in Suriname, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 73.63 years for food supply vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Suriname peaked at 73.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.7 years, in 1950.

That places Suriname 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Food supply vs. life expectancy in Suriname, year by year

Year years Change
1950 50.7 years —
1951 51.07 years +0.7%
1952 51.4 years +0.6%
1953 52.1 years +1.4%
1954 52.79 years +1.3%
1955 53.45 years +1.3%
1956 54.1 years +1.2%
1957 54.74 years +1.2%
1958 55.36 years +1.1%
1959 55.94 years +1.0%
1960 56.59 years +1.2%
1961 57.29 years +1.2%
1962 58.02 years +1.3%
1963 58.5 years +0.8%
1964 58.91 years +0.7%
1965 59.14 years +0.4%
1966 59.23 years +0.2%
1967 59.17 years -0.1%
1968 59.29 years +0.2%
1969 59.39 years +0.2%
1970 59.49 years +0.2%
1971 59.59 years +0.2%
1972 59.69 years +0.2%
1973 59.79 years +0.2%
1974 59.91 years +0.2%
1975 60.03 years +0.2%
1976 60.16 years +0.2%
1977 60.28 years +0.2%
1978 60.4 years +0.2%
1979 60.53 years +0.2%
1980 60.65 years +0.2%
1981 60.8 years +0.2%
1982 60.93 years +0.2%
1983 61.07 years +0.2%
1984 61.21 years +0.2%
1985 61.36 years +0.2%
1986 61.16 years -0.3%
1987 61.31 years +0.3%
1988 61.48 years +0.3%
1989 61.98 years +0.8%
1990 62.09 years +0.2%
1991 62.15 years +0.1%
1992 62.25 years +0.2%
1993 62.38 years +0.2%
1994 62.54 years +0.3%
1995 62.78 years +0.4%
1996 63.08 years +0.5%
1997 63.38 years +0.5%
1998 63.71 years +0.5%
1999 64.03 years +0.5%
2000 64.41 years +0.6%
2001 64.82 years +0.6%
2002 65.27 years +0.7%
2003 65.78 years +0.8%
2004 66.36 years +0.9%
2005 67 years +1.0%
2006 67.64 years +1.0%
2007 68.31 years +1.0%
2008 68.87 years +0.8%
2009 69.32 years +0.7%
2010 69.63 years +0.4%
2011 69.82 years +0.3%
2012 69.96 years +0.2%
2013 70.11 years +0.2%
2014 70.33 years +0.3%
2015 70.57 years +0.3%
2016 70.98 years +0.6%
2017 71.25 years +0.4%
2018 71.47 years +0.3%
2019 71.77 years +0.4%
2020 72.32 years +0.8%
2021 68.94 years -4.7%
2022 73.25 years +6.3%
2023 73.63 years +0.5%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 73.63 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 73.63 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 53.17 years 50.7 years 55.94 years 10
1960s 58.55 years 56.59 years 59.39 years 10
1970s 59.99 years 59.49 years 60.53 years 10
1980s 61.2 years 60.65 years 61.98 years 10
1990s 62.84 years 62.09 years 64.03 years 10
2000s 66.78 years 64.41 years 69.32 years 10
2010s 70.59 years 69.63 years 71.77 years 10
2020s 72.04 years 68.94 years 73.63 years 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 131 Paraguay 73.84 years compare
  2. 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
  3. 133 North Korea 73.64 years compare
  4. 135 Belize 73.57 years compare
  5. 136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
  6. 137 Ukraine 73.42 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Suriname?
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Suriname was 73.63 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 73.63 years in 2023.
What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 50.7 years in 1950.
How does Suriname rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
Suriname ranks 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food supply vs. life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.