Share of the population infected with hiv in Suriname
Suriname: Share of the population infected with hiv was 1.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.6
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
22nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.6
in 2024
All-time low
0.3296
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Share of the population infected with hiv in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population infected with hiv in Suriname is 1.6, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population infected with hiv in Suriname peaked at 1.6 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3296, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 22nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of the population infected with hiv in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3296 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3829 | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4449 | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5145 | +15.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5924 | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6788 | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7686 | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8605 | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9494 | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 1.04 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.12 | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 1.19 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.26 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 1.32 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1.36 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.43 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.46 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.49 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.51 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.53 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.55 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.56 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.57 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.57 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.57 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.57 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.57 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.57 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.58 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.59 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.59 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.59 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.59 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.6 | +0.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 1.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4195, 3.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 1.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6323, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6558 | 0.3296 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 | 1.12 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 1.53 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.6 | 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 the population infected with hiv in Suriname?
- Share of the population infected with hiv in Suriname was 1.6 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population infected with hiv recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3296 in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for share of the population infected with hiv?
- Suriname ranks 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population infected with hiv rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 the population infected with hiv. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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