Life expectancy in Suriname
Suriname: Life expectancy was 73.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Suriname, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Suriname is 73.63 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Suriname peaked at 73.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.7 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.17 years | 50.7 years | 55.94 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.55 years | 56.6 years | 59.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.99 years | 59.49 years | 60.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.2 years | 60.65 years | 61.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.84 years | 62.09 years | 64.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.78 years | 64.41 years | 69.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.59 years | 69.63 years | 71.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.04 years | 68.94 years | 73.63 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 131 Paraguay 73.84 years compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
- 133 North Korea 73.64 years compare
- 135 Belize 73.57 years compare
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
- 137 Ukraine 73.42 years compare
More health data for Suriname
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 0-14, male 82,486 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,565 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Suriname?
- Life expectancy in Suriname was 73.63 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 73.63 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7 years in 1950.
- How does Suriname rank for life expectancy?
- Suriname ranks 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major 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
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.