Healthy life expectancy at birth in Suriname
Suriname: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 60.3 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
60.3
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
122nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
63.39
in 2012
All-time low
60.3
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Suriname, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 60.3 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Suriname peaked at 63.39 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 60.3, in 2021.
That places Suriname 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.38 | — |
| 2001 | 61.31 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 61.27 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 61.33 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 61.55 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 61.87 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 62.21 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 62.48 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 62.56 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 62.86 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 62.98 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 63.22 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 63.39 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.25 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 63.18 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 63.1 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 63.17 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 63.25 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 63.17 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 63.12 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.76 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 60.3 | -3.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 60.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.16, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 60.3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.93, 96% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.88 | 61.27 | 62.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.18 | 62.98 | 63.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.53 | 60.3 | 62.76 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Suriname?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Suriname was 60.3 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 63.39 in 2012.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.3 in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Suriname ranks 122nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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