Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Suriname
Suriname: Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV was 41.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Suriname, 1990–2024
Source: UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 41.8% for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Suriname peaked at 65.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2003.
Suriname ranks 66th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.2% | — |
| 1991 | 61.7% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 58.1% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 54.5% | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 51.3% | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 45.3% | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 41.3% | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 38.9% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 41.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | -0.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 41.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 41.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.7%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.9% | 39.9% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 37.2% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 38.7% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.6% | 41.9% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Suriname?
- Women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv in Suriname was 41.8% in 2024, according to UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS).
- What is the highest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2003.
- How does Suriname rank for women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv?
- Suriname ranks 66th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women's share of population ages 15+ living with hiv rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNAIDS estimates, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), published as part of Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of HIV is the percentage of people who are infected with HIV. Female rate is as a percentage of the total population ages 15+ who are living with HIV.