Self harm death rates by age in Suriname
Suriname: Self harm death rates by age was 0.9512 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
0.9512
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
20th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.07
in 2018
All-time low
0.6462
in 2004
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Self harm death rates by age in Suriname, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for self harm death rates by age in Suriname is 0.9512, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self harm death rates by age in Suriname peaked at 1.07 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6462, in 2004.
Suriname ranks 20th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Self harm death rates by age in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7194 | — |
| 2001 | 0.7889 | +9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7484 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7197 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6462 | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6664 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6674 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.674 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7231 | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.718 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7742 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8136 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8541 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8718 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8907 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.977 | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9505 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9424 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.07 | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.05 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9512 | -9.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.9512 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2158, 4.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.9512 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.376, 2.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7071 | 0.6462 | 0.7889 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9181 | 0.7742 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.9512 | 1.05 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 17 South Korea 0.9983 compare
- 18 New Zealand 0.9758 compare
- 19 South Sudan 0.9708 compare
- 21 Niger 0.949 compare
- 22 Japan 0.9392 compare
- 23 Fiji 0.9231 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self harm death rates by age in Suriname?
- Self harm death rates by age in Suriname was 0.9512 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self harm death rates by age recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 in 2018.
- What is the lowest self harm death rates by age recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6462 in 2004.
- How does Suriname rank for self harm death rates by age?
- Suriname ranks 20th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is self harm death rates by age rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Self harm death rates by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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