Share of deaths from major causes in Suriname
Suriname: Share of deaths from major causes was 4.54 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Share of deaths from major causes in Suriname, 1963–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 4.54 for share of deaths from major causes in 2014.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from major causes in Suriname peaked at 7.54 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 2.97, in 1964.
That places Suriname 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Share of deaths from major causes in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 3.08 | — |
| 1964 | 2.97 | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 3.36 | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 3.61 | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 7.54 | +109.0% |
| 1975 | 6.07 | -19.5% |
| 1976 | 3.9 | -35.8% |
| 1977 | 3.34 | -14.3% |
| 1978 | 3.81 | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 4.16 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 4.42 | +6.3% |
| 1981 | 4.95 | +12.0% |
| 1982 | 4.63 | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 4.8 | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 4.88 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 5.59 | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 3.95 | -29.4% |
| 1988 | 5 | +26.5% |
| 1989 | 3.57 | -28.6% |
| 1990 | 3.98 | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 5.36 | +34.7% |
| 1992 | 4.88 | -9.0% |
| 1995 | 5.93 | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 5.47 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 5.19 | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 5.17 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.13 | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 5.91 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 5.5 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 5.86 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 5.94 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 5.24 | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 5.01 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 6.17 | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 5.39 | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 5.48 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.24 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.86 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 5.19 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 4.9 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 4.51 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 4.54 | +0.6% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 4.54 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.48, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 4.54 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.54, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of deaths from major causes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +109.0% | 3.61 | 7.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.26 | 2.97 | 3.61 | 4 |
| 1970s | 4.8 | 3.34 | 7.54 | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.64 | 3.57 | 5.59 | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.26 | 3.98 | 6.13 | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.57 | 5.01 | 6.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8 | 4.51 | 5.19 | 5 |
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- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deaths from major causes in Suriname?
- Share of deaths from major causes in Suriname was 4.54 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 in 1971.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from major causes recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.97 in 1964.
- How does Suriname rank for share of deaths from major causes?
- Suriname ranks 36th out of 113 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of deaths from major causes rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 deaths from major causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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