Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Suriname
Suriname: Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) was 160 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths in Suriname, 1984–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 160 for number of infant deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 160, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 150th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths (UN Inter-agency) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 537 | — |
| 1985 | 530 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 521 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 512 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 500 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 488 | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 468 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 440 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 415 | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 393 | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 373 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 358 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 349 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 343 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 338 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 332 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 328 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 323 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 313 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 295 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 279 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 267 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 261 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 257 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 252 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 247 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 241 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 235 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 231 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 227 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 222 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 216 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 208 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 199 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 191 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 185 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 180 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 175 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 170 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 165 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 160 | -3.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 160 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 968, 17% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 160 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 648, 25% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 514.67 | 488 | 537 | 6 |
| 1990s | 380.9 | 332 | 468 | 10 |
| 2000s | 282.2 | 247 | 328 | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.5 | 185 | 241 | 10 |
| 2020s | 170 | 160 | 180 | 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 number of infant deaths in Suriname?
- Number of infant deaths in Suriname was 160 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 537 in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for number of infant deaths?
- Suriname ranks 150th out of 197 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.