Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Suriname
Suriname: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 4.26 per 100,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.26 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 34.7%
World rank
70th
of 192 countries
All-time high
16.24 per 100,000 people
in 2001
All-time low
4.26 per 100,000 people
in 2024
Years of data
21
2000–2024
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Suriname stood at 4.26 per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.7% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Suriname peaked at 16.24 per 100,000 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.26 per 100,000 people, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 70th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 per 100,000 population in Suriname, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.27 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 16.24 per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 11.48 per 100,000 people | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 11.85 per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 8.95 per 100,000 people | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 13.29 per 100,000 people | +48.5% |
| 2006 | 11.81 per 100,000 people | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 8.47 per 100,000 people | -28.3% |
| 2008 | 8 per 100,000 people | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 5.1 per 100,000 people | -36.3% |
| 2014 | 5.56 per 100,000 people | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 5.85 per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 6.98 per 100,000 people | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 6.06 per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 6.34 per 100,000 people | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 4.95 per 100,000 people | -21.9% |
| 2020 | 8.98 per 100,000 people | +81.4% |
| 2021 | 5.66 per 100,000 people | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 7.22 per 100,000 people | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 6.52 per 100,000 people | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 4.26 per 100,000 people | -34.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 4.26 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98 per 100,000 people, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 4.26 per 100,000 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 per 100,000 people, 25% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6 per 100,000 people | 8 per 100,000 people | 16.24 per 100,000 people | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.83 per 100,000 people | 4.95 per 100,000 people | 6.98 per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.53 per 100,000 people | 4.26 per 100,000 people | 8.98 per 100,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 67 Guam 4.33 per 100,000 people compare
- 67 Pakistan 4.33 per 100,000 people compare
- 69 Philippines 4.31 per 100,000 people compare
- 71 Afghanistan 4.22 per 100,000 people compare
- 72 Timor-Leste 4.07 per 100,000 people compare
- 72 East Timor 4.07 per 100,000 people compare
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)
- Infant deaths 160 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Suriname?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Suriname was 4.26 per 100,000 people in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 16.24 per 100,000 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Suriname ranks 70th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.4%. 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 per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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