Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Suriname
Suriname: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 27 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Suriname is 27, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Suriname peaked at 79 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2024.
That places Suriname 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68 | — |
| 2001 | 79 | +16.2% |
| 2002 | 57 | -27.8% |
| 2003 | 60 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 46 | -23.3% |
| 2005 | 69 | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 62 | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 45 | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 43 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 29 | -32.6% |
| 2014 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 41 | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 36 | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 30 | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 55 | +83.3% |
| 2021 | 35 | -36.4% |
| 2022 | 45 | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 41 | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 27 | -34.1% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 207.5, 13% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 27 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 7% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.78 | 43 | 79 | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.29 | 29 | 41 | 7 |
| 2020s | 40.6 | 27 | 55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More development goals data for Suriname
- Red List Index 0.7945 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 6.88 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,270 (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)
- Infant deaths 160 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Suriname?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Suriname was 27 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 79 in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Suriname ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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