Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Suriname
Suriname: Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv was 17.13 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
17.13
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
78th
of 86 countries
All-time high
44.42
in 2002
All-time low
13.51
in 2015
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 17.13 for share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Suriname peaked at 44.42 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13.51, in 2015.
That places Suriname 78th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.42 | — |
| 1991 | 22.39 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 23.61 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 24.85 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 26.19 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 28.23 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 30.67 | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 33.37 | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 36.06 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 38.85 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 41.64 | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 43.97 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 44.42 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 43.44 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 39.68 | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 32.37 | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 27.92 | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 22.67 | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 24.27 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 25.65 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 27.47 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 20.79 | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 20.3 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 19.53 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 17.15 | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 13.51 | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 15.77 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 18 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 18.48 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 19.21 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 16.52 | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 17.71 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 16.8 | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 16.93 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.13 | +1.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 17.13 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.92, 26% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 17.13 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.49, 27% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.56 | 21.42 | 38.85 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.6 | 22.67 | 44.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.02 | 13.51 | 27.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.02 | 16.52 | 17.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Suriname?
- Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv in Suriname was 17.13 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children under fifteen years old with hiv recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 44.42 in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of children under fifteen years old with hiv recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.51 in 2015.
- How does Suriname rank for share of children under fifteen years old with hiv?
- Suriname ranks 78th out of 86 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children under fifteen years old with hiv rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children under fifteen years old with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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