Physicians per 1000 people in Suriname
Suriname: Physicians per 1000 people was 1.35 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.35
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
106th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.47
in 2021
All-time low
0.252
in 1996
Years of data
16
1960–2023
Physicians per 1000 people in Suriname, 1960–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, physicians per 1000 people in Suriname stood at 1.35.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physicians per 1000 people in Suriname peaked at 1.47 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.252, in 1996.
That places Suriname 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.465 | 0.465 | 0.465 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.791 | 0.791 | 0.791 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6285 | 0.252 | 0.762 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6193 | 0.401 | 0.778 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.787 | 1.14 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.41 | 1.35 | 1.47 | 2 |
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More health data for Suriname
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,195 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, male 25.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 425,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 5,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 5,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 5,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 5,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physicians per 1000 people in Suriname?
- Physicians per 1000 people in Suriname was 1.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 in 2021.
- What is the lowest physicians per 1000 people recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.252 in 1996.
- How does Suriname rank for physicians per 1000 people?
- Suriname ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is physicians per 1000 people rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Physicians per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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