Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Suriname
Suriname: Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders was 103.51 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Suriname, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 103.51 DALYs per 100,000 people for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Suriname peaked at 121.28 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 103.51 DALYs per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Suriname 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Suriname, year by year
| Year | DALYs per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 116.37 DALYs per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 121.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 121.12 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 119.2 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 114.7 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 114.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 113.3 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 111.21 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 110.13 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 106.64 DALYs per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 107.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 105.35 DALYs per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 105.47 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 104.58 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 104.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 106.96 DALYs per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 108.06 DALYs per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 107.76 DALYs per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 108.74 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 108.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 112.49 DALYs per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 103.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | 106.64 DALYs per 100,000 people | 121.28 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.8 DALYs per 100,000 people | 104.58 DALYs per 100,000 people | 108.88 DALYs per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 108 DALYs per 100,000 people | 103.51 DALYs per 100,000 people | 112.49 DALYs per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 86 Costa Rica 104.23 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Andorra 104.06 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 103.88 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Jamaica 103.46 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Portugal 101.67 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
- 92 Tajikistan 101.6 DALYs per 100,000 people compare
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- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 0.9193 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Suriname?
- Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders in Suriname was 103.51 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 121.28 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest rate of disease burden from drug use disorders recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.51 DALYs per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for rate of disease burden from drug use disorders?
- Suriname ranks 89th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is rate of disease burden from drug use disorders rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rate of disease burden from drug use disorders. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from drug use disorders in both sexes, per 100,000 people.