Infant mortality rate in Suriname
Suriname: Infant mortality rate was 1.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Suriname, 1983–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Suriname is 1.48 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is 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 4.41 deaths per 100 live births in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.48 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 87th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.12 deaths per 100 live births | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 4.41 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | 2.82 deaths per 100 live births | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.42 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 deaths per 100 live births | 1.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.12 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.66 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 84 Indonesia 1.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 85 Moldova 1.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 86 Kyrgyzstan 1.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 88 Morocco 1.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 89 Paraguay 1.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 90 Vanuatu 1.44 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Suriname
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (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 infant mortality rate in Suriname?
- Infant mortality rate in Suriname was 1.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 4.41 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for infant mortality rate?
- Suriname ranks 87th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .