New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Suriname
Suriname: New infections of HIV per 1,000 people was 1.1 infections per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.1 infections per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
15th
of 144 countries
All-time high
1.74 infections per 1,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
0.7163 infections per 1,000 people
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in infections per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Suriname is 1.1 infections per 1,000 people, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Suriname peaked at 1.74 infections per 1,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7163 infections per 1,000 people, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 15th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
New infections of HIV per 1,000 people in Suriname, year by year
| Year | infections per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7163 infections per 1,000 people | — |
| 1991 | 0.7916 infections per 1,000 people | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9267 infections per 1,000 people | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 1.06 infections per 1,000 people | +14.1% |
| 1994 | 1.19 infections per 1,000 people | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 1.34 infections per 1,000 people | +12.4% |
| 1996 | 1.46 infections per 1,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 1.58 infections per 1,000 people | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 1.65 infections per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 1.71 infections per 1,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.74 infections per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7 infections per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.67 infections per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.6 infections per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.49 infections per 1,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 1.44 infections per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.38 infections per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.32 infections per 1,000 people | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 1.29 infections per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.27 infections per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.26 infections per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.23 infections per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.18 infections per 1,000 people | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 infections per 1,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.06 infections per 1,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.03 infections per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 infections per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.06 infections per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.07 infections per 1,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.13 infections per 1,000 people | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2 infections per 1,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 1.12 infections per 1,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 1.13 infections per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.14 infections per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.1 infections per 1,000 people | -3.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1.1 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2565 infections per 1,000 people, 4.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1.1 infections per 1,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3755 infections per 1,000 people, 2.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 infections per 1,000 people | 0.7163 infections per 1,000 people | 1.71 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 infections per 1,000 people | 1.27 infections per 1,000 people | 1.74 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 infections per 1,000 people | 1.03 infections per 1,000 people | 1.26 infections per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 infections per 1,000 people | 1.1 infections per 1,000 people | 1.2 infections per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 12 Papua New Guinea 1.38 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Guyana 1.18 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 14 Tanzania 1.13 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 16 Gabon 0.9794 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 17 Central African Republic 0.9528 infections per 1,000 people compare
- 18 Malawi 0.9153 infections per 1,000 people 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 new infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Suriname?
- New infections of hiv per 1,000 people in Suriname was 1.1 infections per 1,000 people in 2024, according to Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 infections per 1,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest new infections of hiv per 1,000 people recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7163 infections per 1,000 people in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for new infections of hiv per 1,000 people?
- Suriname ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new infections of hiv per 1,000 people rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of New infections of HIV per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people aged 15-49 newly infected with HIV in the last year per 1,000 uninfected people. This is the central estimate.