Number of youth deaths in Suriname
Suriname: Number of youth deaths was 216 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 216 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Suriname peaked at 606 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 216 deaths, in 2024.
That places Suriname 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Suriname, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 606 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 570 deaths | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 536 deaths | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 506 deaths | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 478 deaths | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 458 deaths | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 444 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 433 deaths | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 423 deaths | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 413 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 407 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 399 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 385 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 366 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 348 deaths | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 335 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 326 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 320 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 314 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 307 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 299 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 291 deaths | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 286 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 281 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 275 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 269 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 260 deaths | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 251 deaths | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 242 deaths | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 238 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 232 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 230 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 225 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 220 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 216 deaths | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 486.7 deaths | 413 deaths | 606 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 350.7 deaths | 307 deaths | 407 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 269.2 deaths | 238 deaths | 299 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 224.6 deaths | 216 deaths | 232 deaths | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0097 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0046 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.3466 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Suriname?
- Number of youth deaths in Suriname was 216 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 606 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 216 deaths in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for number of youth deaths?
- Suriname ranks 151st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.