Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Suriname
Suriname: Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) was 13.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.8 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
96th
of 197 countries
All-time high
51.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1983
All-time low
13.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Suriname, 1983–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 13.8 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Suriname peaked at 51.1 per 1,000 live births in 1983 and was at its lowest, 13.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 96th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1984 | 49.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 46 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 42.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 40 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 38.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 37.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 35.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 34.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 33.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 30.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 29.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 26.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 25.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 23.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 23.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 22.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 21.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 19.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 18.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 18.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 18 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 17.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 15.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 14.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 13.8 per 1,000 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.7 per 1,000 live births, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 13.8 per 1,000 live births is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.2 per 1,000 live births, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.11 per 1,000 live births | 41.4 per 1,000 live births | 51.1 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 33.89 per 1,000 live births | 28.3 per 1,000 live births | 40 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.73 per 1,000 live births | 20.8 per 1,000 live births | 27.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.23 per 1,000 live births | 16.1 per 1,000 live births | 20.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.72 per 1,000 live births | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | 15.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Suriname?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Suriname was 13.8 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, under-5, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1 per 1,000 live births in 1983.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Suriname ranks 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.