Number of deaths who in Suriname

Suriname: Number of deaths who was 5,257 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
5,257
Change on year
up 29.4%
World rank
160th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5,257
in 2021
All-time low
2,685
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Number of deaths who in Suriname, 2000–2021

02.0k4.0k6.0k2000201020212000: 2.7k2001: 2.8k2002: 3.0k2003: 3.1k2004: 3.2k2005: 3.1k2006: 3.1k2007: 3.1k2008: 3.1k2009: 3.1k2010: 3.1k2011: 3.1k2012: 3.2k2013: 3.3k2014: 3.4k2015: 3.5k2016: 3.5k2017: 3.6k2018: 3.8k2019: 3.9k2020: 4.1k2021: 5.3k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2021, number of deaths who in Suriname stood at 5,257. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Suriname peaked at 5,257 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,685, in 2000.

Suriname ranks 160th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Number of deaths who in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Number of deaths who in Suriname, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 2,685 —
2001 2,830 +5.4%
2002 2,986 +5.5%
2003 3,121 +4.5%
2004 3,162 +1.3%
2005 3,127 -1.1%
2006 3,085 -1.3%
2007 3,065 -0.6%
2008 3,100 +1.1%
2009 3,083 -0.5%
2010 3,122 +1.2%
2011 3,128 +0.2%
2012 3,153 +0.8%
2013 3,283 +4.1%
2014 3,384 +3.1%
2015 3,485 +3.0%
2016 3,547 +1.8%
2017 3,622 +2.1%
2018 3,770 +4.1%
2019 3,901 +3.5%
2020 4,062 +4.1%
2021 5,257 +29.4%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 5,257 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,368, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 5,257 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41,191, 13% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number of deaths who 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +29.4% 4,062 5,257

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3,024 2,685 3,162 10
2010s 3,439 3,122 3,901 10
2020s 4,659 4,062 5,257 2

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 157 Guyana 7,740 compare
  2. 158 Bahrain 5,967 compare
  3. 159 Comoros 5,435 compare
  4. 161 Solomon Islands 5,175 compare
  5. 162 Qatar 4,855 compare
  6. 163 Malta 4,372 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of deaths who in Suriname?
Number of deaths who in Suriname was 5,257 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 5,257 in 2021.
What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 2,685 in 2000.
How does Suriname rank for number of deaths who?
Suriname ranks 160th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of deaths who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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