Number of infant deaths in Suriname
Suriname: Number of infant deaths was 160 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Suriname, 1984–2024
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 infant deaths in Suriname is 160 deaths, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Suriname peaked at 537 deaths in 1984 and was at its lowest, 160 deaths, in 2024.
That places Suriname 148th 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 41 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths in Suriname, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 537 deaths | — |
| 1985 | 530 deaths | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 521 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 512 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 500 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 488 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 468 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 440 deaths | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 415 deaths | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 393 deaths | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 373 deaths | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 358 deaths | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 349 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 343 deaths | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 338 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 332 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 328 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 323 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 313 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 295 deaths | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 279 deaths | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 267 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 261 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 257 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 252 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 247 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 241 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 235 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 231 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 227 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 222 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 216 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 208 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 199 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 191 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 185 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 180 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 175 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 170 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 165 deaths | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 160 deaths | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 514.67 deaths | 488 deaths | 537 deaths | 6 |
| 1990s | 380.9 deaths | 332 deaths | 468 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 282.2 deaths | 247 deaths | 328 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.5 deaths | 185 deaths | 241 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 170 deaths | 160 deaths | 180 deaths | 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 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1245 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.3202 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1289 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths in Suriname?
- Number of infant deaths in Suriname was 160 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 infant deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 537 deaths in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 deaths in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for number of infant deaths?
- Suriname ranks 148th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. 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 infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .