Infant mortality by sex in Suriname
Suriname: Infant mortality by sex was 1.65 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.65
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
86th
of 195 countries
All-time high
4.88
in 1983
All-time low
1.65
in 2024
Years of data
42
1983β2024
Infant mortality by sex in Suriname, 1983β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 1.65 for infant mortality by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Suriname peaked at 4.88 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.65, in 2024.
That places Suriname 86th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.56 | 4.25 | 4.88 | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.65 | 3.16 | 4.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 | 2.43 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 | 1.92 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1.65 | 1.86 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,195 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 0.8153 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4994 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 5,556 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by sex in Suriname?
- Infant mortality by sex in Suriname was 1.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 in 1983.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for infant mortality by sex?
- Suriname ranks 86th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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