Number of under-five deaths in Suriname
Suriname: Number of under-five deaths was 171 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths in Suriname, 1988–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Suriname is 171, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Suriname peaked at 611 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 171, in 2024.
That places Suriname 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Suriname, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,195 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.839 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.869 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.6647 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Suriname?
- Number of under-five deaths in Suriname was 171 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 611 in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 171 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Suriname ranks 152nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.