Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Suriname
Suriname: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 105 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Suriname is 105 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Suriname peaked at 255 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 105 deaths, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 150th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Suriname, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 255 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 241 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 230 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 219 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 211 deaths | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 208 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 207 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 205 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 204 deaths | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 204 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 206 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 208 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 204 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 198 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 193 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 190 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 189 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 186 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 181 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 175 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 169 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 164 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 160 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 156 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 152 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 146 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 139 deaths | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 133 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 128 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 123 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 120 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 116 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 112 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 109 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 105 deaths | -3.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 105 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 788 deaths, 13% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 105 deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403 deaths, 26% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 218.4 deaths | 204 deaths | 255 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 193 deaths | 175 deaths | 208 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 147 deaths | 123 deaths | 169 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.4 deaths | 105 deaths | 120 deaths | 5 |
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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (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 number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Suriname?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Suriname was 105 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 255 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 105 deaths in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Suriname ranks 150th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .