Life expectancy in Suriname
Suriname: Life expectancy was 72.56 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Suriname, 1950–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 72.56 years for life expectancy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Suriname peaked at 72.56 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.01 years, in 1950.
That places Suriname 82nd out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Suriname, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 56.01 years | — |
| 1955 | 58.7 years | +4.8% |
| 1960 | 59.82 years | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 61.69 years | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 63.41 years | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 64.73 years | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 65.83 years | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 66.85 years | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 64.23 years | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 65.34 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 65.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 67 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 69.89 years | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 70.8 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 72.56 years | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.36 years | 56.01 years | 58.7 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 60.75 years | 59.82 years | 61.69 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 64.07 years | 63.41 years | 64.73 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 66.34 years | 65.83 years | 66.85 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 64.78 years | 64.23 years | 65.34 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.26 years | 65.51 years | 67 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.35 years | 69.89 years | 70.8 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.56 years | 72.56 years | 72.56 years | 1 |
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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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3466 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3202 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Suriname?
- Life expectancy in Suriname was 72.56 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 72.56 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.01 years in 1950.
- How does Suriname rank for life expectancy?
- Suriname ranks 82nd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.