Number of child deaths in Suriname
Suriname: Number of child deaths was 171 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths in Suriname, 1988–2024
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 child deaths in Suriname is 171 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths in Suriname peaked at 611 deaths in 1988 and was at its lowest, 171 deaths, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 151st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Number of child deaths in Suriname, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 611 deaths | — |
| 1989 | 591 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 564 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 530 deaths | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 497 deaths | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 467 deaths | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 440 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 419 deaths | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 405 deaths | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 394 deaths | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 385 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 377 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 371 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 364 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 351 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 332 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 313 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 300 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 291 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 285 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 279 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 272 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 264 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 257 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 252 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 247 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 241 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 234 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 225 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 215 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 206 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 199 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 193 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 188 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 182 deaths | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 177 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 171 deaths | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 601 deaths | 591 deaths | 611 deaths | 2 |
| 1990s | 447.8 deaths | 377 deaths | 564 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 315.8 deaths | 272 deaths | 371 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 234 deaths | 199 deaths | 264 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 182.2 deaths | 171 deaths | 193 deaths | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.008 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths in Suriname?
- Number of child deaths in Suriname was 171 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 child deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 611 deaths in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 171 deaths in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for number of child deaths?
- Suriname ranks 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .