Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Suriname
Suriname: Number of maternal deaths (Trends) was 9 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of maternal deaths in Suriname, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
In 2023, number of maternal deaths in Suriname stood at 9. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of maternal deaths in Suriname peaked at 49 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 119th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Number of maternal deaths (Trends) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 49 | — |
| 1986 | 48 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 47 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 46 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 43 | -6.5% |
| 1991 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 36 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 35 | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 33 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 30 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 15 | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 16 | +60.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 9 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36, 25% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 9 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 29.5, 31% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of maternal deaths (Trends) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +60.0% | 10 | 16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.6 | 46 | 49 | 5 |
| 1990s | 38.1 | 35 | 43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.9 | 17 | 34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.25 | 9 | 16 | 4 |
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 maternal deaths in Suriname?
- Number of maternal deaths in Suriname was 9 in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest number of maternal deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 49 in 1985.
- What is the lowest number of maternal deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for number of maternal deaths?
- Suriname ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of maternal deaths rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Number of maternal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A maternal death refers to the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes.