Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Suriname
Suriname: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 2.63 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Suriname, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rates age 65 by sex in Suriname is 2.63, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Suriname peaked at 9.63 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2.63, in 2023.
That places Suriname 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.63 | — |
| 1951 | 9.5 | -1.4% |
| 1952 | 9.37 | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 8.94 | -4.6% |
| 1954 | 8.52 | -4.7% |
| 1955 | 8.13 | -4.5% |
| 1956 | 7.78 | -4.3% |
| 1957 | 7.46 | -4.2% |
| 1958 | 7.15 | -4.0% |
| 1959 | 6.95 | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 6.67 | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 6.38 | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 6.03 | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 5.87 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 5.71 | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 5.66 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 5.68 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 5.81 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 5.8 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 5.82 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 5.84 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 5.86 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 5.88 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 5.9 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 5.89 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.88 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 5.86 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 5.85 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.84 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.83 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.82 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.8 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 5.79 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.78 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.77 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.76 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 5.79 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 5.77 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.76 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 5.71 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 5.72 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 5.76 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 5.76 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.73 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.67 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.53 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 5.35 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 5.17 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 4.99 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 4.81 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 4.64 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 4.46 | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 4.27 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.08 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.88 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 3.69 | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.51 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 3.36 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 3.25 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.19 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 3.19 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.22 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.26 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.29 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.28 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.27 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.17 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.13 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.11 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.06 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.32 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 4.09 | +23.1% |
| 2022 | 2.71 | -33.8% |
| 2023 | 2.63 | -2.9% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 2.63 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.59, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 2.63 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.13, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -33.8% | 4.09 | 2.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.34 | 6.95 | 9.63 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.94 | 5.66 | 6.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.86 | 5.83 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.77 | 5.71 | 5.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.45 | 4.81 | 5.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 | 3.19 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 | 3.06 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 | 2.63 | 4.09 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Suriname?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Suriname was 2.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 9.63 in 1950.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Suriname ranks 103rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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