Share of young men and women living with HIV in Suriname
Suriname: Share of young men and women living with HIV was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 146 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2000
All-time low
0.1%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % ages 15-24.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.6% for share of young men and women living with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young men and women living with hiv in Suriname peaked at 0.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Suriname 14th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of young men and women living with HIV in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 6.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3%, 2.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 12 Panama 0.7% compare
- 12 Tanzania 0.7% compare
- 14 Central African Republic 0.6% compare
- 14 Congo 0.6% compare
- 17 Barbados 0.5% compare
- 17 Cameroon 0.5% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 0.5% compare
- 17 Rwanda 0.5% compare
- 17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.5% compare
- 17 Thailand 0.5% compare
- 17 Venezuela 0.5% compare
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 share of young men and women living with hiv in Suriname?
- Share of young men and women living with hiv in Suriname was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of young men and women living with hiv recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for share of young men and women living with hiv?
- Suriname ranks 14th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of young men and women living with hiv rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young men and women living with HIV. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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In countries that are shown below the grey line the share of women with HIV infections is relatively higher.