Child mortality vs. health spending in Suriname
Suriname: Child mortality vs. health spending was 1.58 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child mortality vs. health spending in Suriname, 1983–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality vs. health spending in Suriname stood at 1.58 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Suriname peaked at 5.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.58 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Suriname ranks 94th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.14 deaths per 100 live births | 4.64 deaths per 100 live births | 5.66 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.83 deaths per 100 live births | 3.22 deaths per 100 live births | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 2.38 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.84 deaths per 100 live births | 2.32 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 91 Moldova 1.65 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 92 Paraguay 1.63 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.59 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 95 Morocco 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 96 Bolivia 1.57 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 97 Mauritius 1.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Suriname
- Population ages 65 and above 8.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 5,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 5,401 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 5,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 5,421 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 5,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 5,638 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 5,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 5,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 5,412 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality vs. health spending in Suriname?
- Child mortality vs. health spending in Suriname was 1.58 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 5.66 deaths per 100 live births in 1983.
- What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Suriname ranks 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality vs. health spending rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .