People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 in Suriname
Suriname: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 was 100.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 97 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
96.6%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Suriname, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 100.0% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Suriname peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 8th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.6% | — |
| 2001 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.2% | 96.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 8 |
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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Suriname?
- People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Suriname was 100.0% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Suriname ranks 8th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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