Inequality in life expectancy in Suriname
Suriname: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.1081 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1081
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
87th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1435
in 2010
All-time low
0.1081
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in life expectancy in Suriname, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Suriname stood at 0.1081. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Suriname peaked at 0.1435 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1081, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 87th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1309 | 0.1185 | 0.1435 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1134 | 0.1081 | 0.119 | 4 |
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More health data for Suriname
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,195 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (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 inequality in life expectancy in Suriname?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Suriname was 0.1081 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1435 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1081 in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Suriname ranks 87th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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