Vaccination coverage in Suriname
Suriname: Vaccination coverage was 69.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage in Suriname, 2005–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, vaccination coverage in Suriname stood at 69.0%.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Suriname peaked at 87.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2020.
Suriname ranks 167th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 83.0% | — |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 67.0% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 77.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | -33.8% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +41.2% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | -4.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 69.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 76% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 69.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.5%, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 83.0% | 87.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 67.0% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 51.0% | 77.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 164 Ecuador 70.0% compare
- 164 Mozambique 70.0% compare
- 164 Somalia 70.0% compare
- 168 Chad 68.0% compare
- 168 Equatorial Guinea 68.0% compare
- 168 Guinea-Bissau 68.0% 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 vaccination coverage in Suriname?
- Vaccination coverage in Suriname was 69.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for vaccination coverage?
- Suriname ranks 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.