Neonatal mortality wdi in Suriname
Suriname: Neonatal mortality wdi was 0.9667 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9667
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
82nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.1
in 1989
All-time low
0.9667
in 2024
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Neonatal mortality wdi in Suriname, 1989–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.9667 for neonatal mortality wdi in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi in Suriname peaked at 2.1 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.9667, in 2024.
That places Suriname 82nd out of 199 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.
Neonatal mortality wdi in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.1 | — |
| 1990 | 2.05 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.01 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.97 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.92 | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.89 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.86 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.82 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.78 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.74 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.71 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.69 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.69 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.69 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.7 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.7 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.68 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.66 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.62 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.58 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.53 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.49 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.44 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.36 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.33 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.29 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.25 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.21 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.18 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.14 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.07 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.03 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9993 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9667 | -3.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.9667 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7725, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.9667 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8233, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.87 | 1.71 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 | 1.53 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 1.14 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 0.9667 | 1.1 | 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)
- 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 neonatal mortality wdi in Suriname?
- Neonatal mortality wdi in Suriname was 0.9667 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9667 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for neonatal mortality wdi?
- Suriname ranks 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality wdi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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