Life expectancy at birth, female in Suriname

Suriname: Life expectancy at birth, female was 76.98 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
76.98 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
117th
of 215 countries
All-time high
76.98 years
in 2024
All-time low
58.68 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Suriname, 1960–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 114 Dominican Republic 77.11 years compare
  2. 115 Mongolia 77.1 years compare
  3. 116 Paraguay 77.09 years compare
  4. 118 Trinidad and Tobago 76.83 years compare
  5. 119 Bangladesh 76.67 years compare
  6. 120 Belize 76.66 years compare

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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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.