Share of children vaccinated against measles in Suriname
Suriname: Share of children vaccinated against measles was 67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Suriname, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children vaccinated against measles in Suriname stood at 67.
The figure is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children vaccinated against measles in Suriname peaked at 91 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17, in 1982.
Suriname ranks 169th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children vaccinated against measles in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 39 | — |
| 1982 | 17 | -56.4% |
| 1983 | 71 | +317.6% |
| 1984 | 75 | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 78 | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 70 | -10.3% |
| 1988 | 83 | +18.6% |
| 1989 | 73 | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 65 | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 84 | +29.2% |
| 1992 | 61 | -27.4% |
| 1993 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 72 | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 85 | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 87 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 79 | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 82 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 73 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 69 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 86 | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 91 | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 83 | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 85 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 79 | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 64 | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 81 | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 70 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 76 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 64 | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 45 | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 58 | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 74 | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 71 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 67 | -8.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90, 74% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 67 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 90, 74% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children vaccinated against measles in Suriname changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +317.6% | 17 | 71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.33 | 17 | 83 | 9 |
| 1990s | 76.1 | 61 | 87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7 | 69 | 91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75 | 64 | 87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.67 | 45 | 74 | 6 |
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 vaccinated against measles in Suriname?
- Share of children vaccinated against measles in Suriname was 67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 91 in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of children vaccinated against measles recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 1982.
- How does Suriname rank for share of children vaccinated against measles?
- Suriname ranks 169th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children vaccinated against measles rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 Share of children vaccinated against measles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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