Infant mortality rate in Suriname
Suriname: Infant mortality rate was 14.76 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 14.76 for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Suriname peaked at 27.35 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.76, in 2024.
That places Suriname 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.35 | — |
| 2001 | 26.49 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 25.75 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 25.02 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 24.36 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 23.75 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 23.18 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 22.63 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 22.11 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 21.62 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 21.17 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 20.74 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 20.31 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 19.88 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 19.45 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 19.01 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 18.57 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 18.04 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 17.58 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 17.11 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 16.64 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 16.17 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.64 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 15.19 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 14.76 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.23 | 21.62 | 27.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.19 | 17.11 | 21.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.68 | 14.76 | 16.64 | 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)
- 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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.008 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Suriname?
- Infant mortality rate in Suriname was 14.76 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 27.35 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.76 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for infant mortality rate?
- Suriname ranks 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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