Health in Suriname

938 indicators covering health for Suriname.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Death rate from poisonings 0.2 2021 unchanged 136th
3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services 63 2021 down 3.1% 117th
Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes 18.7 2021 down 7.9% 84th
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings, by sex 0.2 2021 unchanged 120th
Suicide mortality rate, by sex 22.3 2021 down 8.2% 6th
Share of deaths registered 90.59 2019 96th
Child population 195.1 2025 down 2.6% 24th
Malaria cases reported 0 2024 down 100.0% 81st
Hiv expenditure 0 2019 down 100.0% 101st
Life expectancy at birth 73.9 2025 up 4.7% 23rd
Number healthy diet unaffordable 200,000 2024 up 100.0% 119th
Import of environmentally sound technologies 131.12 million 2019 up 41.9% 137th
Export of environmentally sound technologies 3.46 million 2019 down 60.3% 138th
Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 3,100 2024 up 24.0% 80th
Maternal mortality ratio 288.37 2021 up 249.5% 2nd
Under-five mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 15.79 2024 down 25.2% 13th
Infant mortality rate - SDG 3.2.1 14.76 2024 down 24.1% 11th
Number of under-five deaths - SDG 3.2.1 171 2024 down 29.0% 24th
Neonatal mortality rate - SDG 3.2.2 9.67 2024 down 27.3% 11th
Diarrhea treatment 45.6% 2018 up 4.6% 41st
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care 84.8% 2018 down 5.7% 79th
Coverage of the human papillomavirus vaccine 55 2024 up 52.8% 44th
3.3.1 (HIV Incidence) - New HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected 0.3514 2022 up 399.0% 32nd
Number of deaths caused by intentional injuries 165 2014 up 123.0% 21st
Mortality rate 4.38 2024 up 14.3% 11th
Neonatal deaths 0.614 2024 down 2.6% 14th
Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 11.9 2024 up 12.3% 52nd
Contraceptive prevalence, any method 30.7% 2018 down 9.0% 44th
Contraceptive prevalence, any modern method 30.4% 2018 down 9.0% 36th
Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution 200 2015 up 100.0% 158th
Tuberculosis funding versus budget requirement 369,500 2023 down 7.9% 78th
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 27 2024 down 15.6% 29th
Number of out-of-school children of primary school age 14,482 2021 up 11.1% 22nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age 21.78 2021 up 13.4% 4th
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) 3.73 2024 down 1.6% 27th
Stunting prevalence (height-for-age <-2 standard deviations from the) 7.95 2024 down 3.1% 16th
Completeness of death registration with cause-of-death information 80.0% 2014 down 2.4% 75th
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 41 2023 up 41.4% 27th
Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population - SDG 0.7335 2024 up 6.3% 1st
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 85.5% 2017 up 22.4% 34th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 98.8% 2017 up 2.6% 21st
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 100.0% 2017 up 2.2% 8th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.7% 2017 up 1.0% 19th
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) 99.7% 2017 up 0.3% 24th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 44.1% 2017 up 5.5% 46th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q2 80.5% 2017 up 1.7% 33rd
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q3 90.8% 2017 up 1.5% 29th
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q4 94.6% 2017 up 0.6% 32nd
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 96.9% 2017 down 0.1% 30th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q1 25.0% 2017 down 14.3% 44th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q2 1.1% 2017 down 36.7% 57th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 0.2% 2017 up 4.1% 57th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q4 0.0% 2017 57th
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q5 0.0% 2017 47th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 69.2% 2017 up 96.6% 45th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 86.4% 2017 up 13.8% 38th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 95.0% 2017 up 1.1% 30th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 98.7% 2017 up 0.4% 20th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) 99.3% 2017 down 0.3% 16th
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) 98.1% 2017 up 4.1% 29th