Life expectancy at birth who gho in Suriname

Suriname: Life expectancy at birth who gho was 69.78 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
69.78
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
116th
of 185 countries
All-time high
73.35
in 2012
All-time low
69.78
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Life expectancy at birth who gho in Suriname, 2000–2021

0204060802000201020212000: 70.62001: 70.52002: 70.42003: 70.52004: 70.82005: 71.22006: 71.72007: 72.12008: 72.22009: 72.62010: 72.82011: 73.12012: 73.32013: 73.12014: 73.12015: 732016: 73.12017: 73.22018: 73.12019: 732020: 72.82021: 69.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 69.78 for life expectancy at birth who gho in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth who gho in Suriname peaked at 73.35 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 69.78, in 2021.

That places Suriname 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Life expectancy at birth who gho in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth who gho in Suriname, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 70.56
2001 70.47 -0.1%
2002 70.42 -0.1%
2003 70.5 +0.1%
2004 70.8 +0.4%
2005 71.23 +0.6%
2006 71.69 +0.6%
2007 72.07 +0.5%
2008 72.21 +0.2%
2009 72.62 +0.6%
2010 72.8 +0.2%
2011 73.12 +0.4%
2012 73.35 +0.3%
2013 73.15 -0.3%
2014 73.05 -0.1%
2015 72.98 -0.1%
2016 73.09 +0.2%
2017 73.21 +0.2%
2018 73.09 -0.2%
2019 73.02 -0.1%
2020 72.8 -0.3%
2021 69.78 -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.26 70.42 72.62 10
2010s 73.08 72.8 73.35 10
2020s 71.29 69.78 72.8 2

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 113 Mongolia 70.1 compare
  2. 114 Nepal 70.05 compare
  3. 115 Russia 70.02 compare
  4. 117 Republic of Moldova 69.56 compare
  5. 118 Turkmenistan 69.12 compare
  6. 119 Egypt 69.11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth who gho in Suriname?
Life expectancy at birth who gho in Suriname was 69.78 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 73.35 in 2012.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 69.78 in 2021.
How does Suriname rank for life expectancy at birth who gho?
Suriname ranks 116th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is life expectancy at birth who gho rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Life expectancy at birth who gho
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Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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