Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Suriname
Suriname: Medical doctors per 1,000 people was 1.35 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.35 per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
106th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.47 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
0.252 per 1,000 people
in 1996
Years of data
16
1960–2023
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Suriname, 1960–2023
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Suriname stood at 1.35 per 1,000 people.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors per 1,000 people in Suriname peaked at 1.47 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.252 per 1,000 people, 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.
Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Suriname, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.51 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970 | 0.465 per 1,000 people | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.791 per 1,000 people | +70.1% |
| 1990 | 0.75 per 1,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.762 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.75 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.252 per 1,000 people | -66.4% |
| 2000 | 0.401 per 1,000 people | +59.1% |
| 2004 | 0.778 per 1,000 people | +94.0% |
| 2009 | 0.679 per 1,000 people | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 per 1,000 people | +48.2% |
| 2016 | 1.09 per 1,000 people | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.14 per 1,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.787 per 1,000 people | -30.9% |
| 2021 | 1.47 per 1,000 people | +86.3% |
| 2023 | 1.35 per 1,000 people | -7.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1.35 per 1,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.84 per 1,000 people, 73% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1.35 per 1,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.9 per 1,000 people, 72% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.51 per 1,000 people | 0.51 per 1,000 people | 0.51 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.465 per 1,000 people | 0.465 per 1,000 people | 0.465 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.791 per 1,000 people | 0.791 per 1,000 people | 0.791 per 1,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6285 per 1,000 people | 0.252 per 1,000 people | 0.762 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.6193 per 1,000 people | 0.401 per 1,000 people | 0.778 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 per 1,000 people | 0.787 per 1,000 people | 1.14 per 1,000 people | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.41 per 1,000 people | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 1.47 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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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 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors per 1,000 people in Suriname?
- Medical doctors per 1,000 people in Suriname was 1.35 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest medical doctors per 1,000 people recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.252 per 1,000 people in 1996.
- How does Suriname rank for medical doctors per 1,000 people?
- Suriname ranks 106th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors per 1,000 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 World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Medical doctors per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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