Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Suriname
Suriname: Suicide rates among young people who mdb was 12.02 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Suriname, 1963–2014
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, suicide rates among young people who mdb in Suriname stood at 12.02.
The figure is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates among young people who mdb in Suriname peaked at 30.03 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
That places Suriname 8th out of 110 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 14.32 | — |
| 1964 | 3.42 | -76.1% |
| 1965 | 13.12 | +283.8% |
| 1966 | 6.3 | -52.0% |
| 1971 | 14.12 | +124.2% |
| 1975 | 2.91 | -79.4% |
| 1976 | 16.67 | +473.3% |
| 1977 | 8.47 | -49.2% |
| 1978 | 16.85 | +98.9% |
| 1979 | 19.34 | +14.8% |
| 1980 | 14.81 | -23.4% |
| 1981 | 23.35 | +57.6% |
| 1982 | 19.96 | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 25.73 | +28.9% |
| 1985 | 20.34 | -20.9% |
| 1986 | 21.66 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 23.91 | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 23.61 | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.38 | -60.3% |
| 1990 | 8.51 | -9.3% |
| 1991 | 23.94 | +181.3% |
| 1992 | 17.22 | -28.1% |
| 1995 | 18.25 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 2.55 | -86.0% |
| 1997 | 4.94 | +93.6% |
| 1998 | 2.39 | -51.7% |
| 1999 | 11.58 | +385.5% |
| 2000 | 20.44 | +76.5% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 11 | — |
| 2003 | 8.73 | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 13 | +49.0% |
| 2005 | 15.05 | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 21.24 | +41.2% |
| 2007 | 23.03 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 24.75 | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 20.36 | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 28.23 | +38.7% |
| 2011 | 18.05 | -36.1% |
| 2012 | 20.01 | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 30.03 | +50.1% |
| 2014 | 12.02 | -60.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 12.02 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.05, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 12.02 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.07, 2.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Suicide rates among young people who mdb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +473.3% | 2.91 | 16.67 |
| 1999 | +385.5% | 2.39 | 11.58 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.29 | 3.42 | 14.32 | 4 |
| 1970s | 13.06 | 2.91 | 19.34 | 6 |
| 1980s | 20.31 | 9.38 | 25.73 | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.17 | 2.39 | 23.94 | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.76 | 0 | 24.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.67 | 12.02 | 30.03 | 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 suicide rates among young people who mdb in Suriname?
- Suicide rates among young people who mdb in Suriname was 12.02 in 2014, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 30.03 in 2013.
- What is the lowest suicide rates among young people who mdb recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Suriname rank for suicide rates among young people who mdb?
- Suriname ranks 8th out of 110 countries with data for 2014.
- Is suicide rates among young people who mdb rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 Suicide rates among young people who mdb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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