Life expectancy of women vs. men in Suriname
Suriname: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 76.83 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.83 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
134th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.83 years
in 2023
All-time low
52.67 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Suriname, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy of women vs. men in Suriname is 76.83 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Suriname peaked at 76.83 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52.67 years, in 1950.
Suriname ranks 134th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Suriname, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 52.67 years | — |
| 1951 | 53.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 53.4 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 54.11 years | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 54.79 years | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 55.46 years | +1.2% |
| 1956 | 56.12 years | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 56.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 57.39 years | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 57.99 years | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 58.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 59.42 years | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 60.22 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 60.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 61.47 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 61.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 62.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 62.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 62.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 62.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 62.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 62.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 62.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 62.81 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 62.94 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 63.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 63.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 63.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 63.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 63.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 63.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 63.88 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 64.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 64.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 64.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 64.44 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 64.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 64.71 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 64.87 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 65.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 65.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 65.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 65.45 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 65.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 65.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 66.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 66.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 66.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 66.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 67.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 68.03 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 68.47 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 68.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 69.59 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 70.23 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 71.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 72.21 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 72.73 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.44 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 73.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 73.75 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 73.94 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 74.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 75.08 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 76.22 years | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 72.14 years | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 76.5 years | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 76.83 years | +0.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 76.83 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75 years, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 76.83 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.49 years, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.17 years | 52.67 years | 57.99 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 61.14 years | 58.68 years | 62.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.02 years | 62.5 years | 63.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.37 years | 63.74 years | 65.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.07 years | 65.22 years | 67.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.04 years | 67.62 years | 72.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.98 years | 73.08 years | 75.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.42 years | 72.14 years | 76.83 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 131 Azerbaijan 77.13 years compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 76.97 years compare
- 133 Paraguay 76.95 years compare
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 76.68 years compare
- 136 Seychelles 76.52 years compare
- 137 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 76.5 years compare
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 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Suriname?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Suriname was 76.83 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 76.83 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.67 years in 1950.
- How does Suriname rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Suriname ranks 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.