Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 in Suriname

Suriname: Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 was 171 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
171
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
24th
of 36 countries
All-time high
611
in 1988
All-time low
171
in 2024
Years of data
37
1988–2024

Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 in Suriname, 1988–2024

2003004005006001988200620241988: 6111989: 5911990: 5641991: 5301992: 4971993: 4671994: 4401995: 4191996: 4051997: 3941998: 3851999: 3772000: 3712001: 3642002: 3512003: 3322004: 3132005: 3002006: 2912007: 2852008: 2792009: 2722010: 2642011: 2572012: 2522013: 2472014: 2412015: 2342016: 2252017: 2152018: 2062019: 1992020: 1932021: 1882022: 1822023: 1772024: 171

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2024, number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 in Suriname stood at 171. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 in Suriname peaked at 611 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 171, in 2024.

Suriname ranks 24th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 in Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 in Suriname, 1988 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1988 611
1989 591 -3.3%
1990 564 -4.6%
1991 530 -6.0%
1992 497 -6.2%
1993 467 -6.0%
1994 440 -5.8%
1995 419 -4.8%
1996 405 -3.3%
1997 394 -2.7%
1998 385 -2.3%
1999 377 -2.1%
2000 371 -1.6%
2001 364 -1.9%
2002 351 -3.6%
2003 332 -5.4%
2004 313 -5.7%
2005 300 -4.2%
2006 291 -3.0%
2007 285 -2.1%
2008 279 -2.1%
2009 272 -2.5%
2010 264 -2.9%
2011 257 -2.7%
2012 252 -1.9%
2013 247 -2.0%
2014 241 -2.4%
2015 234 -2.9%
2016 225 -3.8%
2017 215 -4.4%
2018 206 -4.2%
2019 199 -3.4%
2020 193 -3.0%
2021 188 -2.6%
2022 182 -3.2%
2023 177 -2.7%
2024 171 -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 601 591 611 2
1990s 447.8 377 564 10
2000s 315.8 272 371 10
2010s 234 199 264 10
2020s 182.2 171 193 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 21 Guyana 419 compare
  2. 22 Trinidad and Tobago 301 compare
  3. 23 Uruguay 250 compare
  4. 25 Belize 94 compare
  5. 26 Saint Lucia 35 compare
  6. 27 Barbados 31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 in Suriname?
Number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 in Suriname was 171 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 611 in 1988.
What is the lowest number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 171 in 2024.
How does Suriname rank for number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1?
Suriname ranks 24th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of under-five deaths - sdg 3.2.1 rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 2,332 data points, 1955–2024
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