Number of neonatal deaths in Suriname
Suriname: Number of neonatal deaths was 105 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal deaths in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Suriname stood at 105. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Suriname peaked at 255 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 105, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 152nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 255 | — |
| 1991 | 241 | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 230 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 219 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 211 | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 208 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 207 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 205 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 204 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 204 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 206 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 208 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 204 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 198 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 193 | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 190 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 189 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 186 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 181 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 175 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 169 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 164 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 160 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 156 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 152 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 146 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 139 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 133 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 128 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 123 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 120 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 116 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 112 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 109 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 105 | -3.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 105 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 634, 17% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 105 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 403, 26% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 218.4 | 204 | 255 | 10 |
| 2000s | 193 | 175 | 208 | 10 |
| 2010s | 147 | 123 | 169 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.4 | 105 | 120 | 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 neonatal deaths in Suriname?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Suriname was 105 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 255 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 105 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Suriname ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.