Food supply vs. life expectancy in Suriname
Suriname: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 73.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Suriname, 1950–2023
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 131 Paraguay 73.84 years compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
- 133 North Korea 73.64 years compare
- 135 Belize 73.57 years compare
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
- 137 Ukraine 73.42 years compare
More health data for Suriname
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, male 25.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 425,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 5,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 5,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 5,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 5,370 (2025)
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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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.