Life expectancy at birth, female in Suriname
Suriname: Life expectancy at birth, female was 76.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Suriname, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Suriname is 76.98 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Suriname peaked at 76.98 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.68 years, in 1960.
Suriname ranks 117th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.14 years | 58.68 years | 62.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.02 years | 62.5 years | 63.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.37 years | 63.74 years | 65.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.07 years | 65.22 years | 67.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.04 years | 67.62 years | 72.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.98 years | 73.08 years | 75.08 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.73 years | 72.14 years | 76.98 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 114 Dominican Republic 77.11 years compare
- 115 Mongolia 77.1 years compare
- 116 Paraguay 77.09 years compare
- 118 Trinidad and Tobago 76.83 years compare
- 119 Bangladesh 76.67 years compare
- 120 Belize 76.66 years compare
More health data for Suriname
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 5,362 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 25.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 425,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 5,295 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 5,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 5,370 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,565 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 5,561 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 82,486 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 162,121 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Suriname?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Suriname was 76.98 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 76.98 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.68 years in 1960.
- How does Suriname rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Suriname ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.