Suicide rates by age detailed who in Suriname
Suriname: Suicide rates by age detailed who was 39.71 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
39.71
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 194 countries
All-time high
41.26
in 2017
All-time low
27.27
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Suicide rates by age detailed who in Suriname, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, suicide rates by age detailed who in Suriname stood at 39.71.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide rates by age detailed who in Suriname peaked at 41.26 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.27, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 4th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Suicide rates by age detailed who in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.27 | — |
| 2001 | 31.43 | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 31.19 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 31 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 31.29 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 32.76 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 34.6 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 36.36 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 36.94 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 36.3 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 41.05 | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 39.56 | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 39.69 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.06 | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 30.84 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 33.38 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 37.59 | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 41.26 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 41.17 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 37.66 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 39.82 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 39.71 | -0.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 39.71 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.6, 5.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 39.71 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.21, 5.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.91 | 27.27 | 36.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.43 | 30.84 | 41.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.76 | 39.71 | 39.82 | 2 |
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 by age detailed who in Suriname?
- Suicide rates by age detailed who in Suriname was 39.71 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest suicide rates by age detailed who recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 41.26 in 2017.
- What is the lowest suicide rates by age detailed who recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.27 in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for suicide rates by age detailed who?
- Suriname ranks 4th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide rates by age detailed who rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 by age detailed who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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