Infant deaths in Suriname
Suriname: Infant deaths was 160 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Infant deaths in Suriname, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant deaths in Suriname is 160, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant deaths in Suriname peaked at 328 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 160, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 147th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 282.2 | 247 | 328 | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.5 | 185 | 241 | 10 |
| 2020s | 170 | 160 | 180 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More development goals data for Suriname
- Red List Index 0.7945 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 6.88 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,270 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 50 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 50 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Neonatal deaths 105 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant deaths in Suriname?
- Infant deaths in Suriname was 160 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 328 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant deaths recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 160 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for infant deaths?
- Suriname ranks 147th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant deaths rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant deaths (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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