Mortality rate, neonatal in Suriname
Suriname: Mortality rate, neonatal was 9.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.7 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
81st
of 196 countries
All-time high
21 per 1,000 live births
in 1989
All-time low
9.7 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Suriname, 1989–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, mortality rate, neonatal in Suriname stood at 9.7 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Suriname peaked at 21 per 1,000 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 9.7 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Suriname 81st out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Suriname, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 21 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1990 | 20.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 20.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 19.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 19.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 18.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 18.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 17.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 17.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 16.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 16.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17 per 1,000 live births | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 16.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 15.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 14.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 14.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 14 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 13.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 13.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 12.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 12.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 11.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 10 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21 per 1,000 live births | 21 per 1,000 live births | 21 per 1,000 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.75 per 1,000 live births | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | 20.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.54 per 1,000 live births | 15.3 per 1,000 live births | 17 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.09 per 1,000 live births | 11.4 per 1,000 live births | 14.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.34 per 1,000 live births | 9.7 per 1,000 live births | 11 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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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 mortality rate, neonatal in Suriname?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Suriname was 9.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 21 per 1,000 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Suriname ranks 81st out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.