Neonatal mortality rate in Suriname
Suriname: Neonatal mortality rate was 9.67 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Suriname stood at 9.67. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Suriname peaked at 17.01 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.67, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 74th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.92 | — |
| 2001 | 16.87 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 16.93 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.01 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 16.99 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 16.84 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 16.58 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 16.24 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 15.8 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 15.33 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.87 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 14.4 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 14.01 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 13.64 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 13.29 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 12.91 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 12.49 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 12.12 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 11.77 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 11.4 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 11.04 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 10.67 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 10.32 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 9.99 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 9.67 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.55 | 15.33 | 17.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.09 | 11.4 | 14.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.34 | 9.67 | 11.04 | 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0097 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Suriname?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Suriname was 9.67 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 17.01 in 2003.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.67 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Suriname ranks 74th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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