Life expectancy at birth, total in Suriname
Suriname: Life expectancy at birth, total was 73.76 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Suriname, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 73.76 years for life expectancy at birth, total 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 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Suriname peaked at 73.76 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.59 years, in 1960.
Suriname ranks 116th 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 | 58.55 years | 56.59 years | 59.39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.99 years | 59.49 years | 60.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.2 years | 60.65 years | 61.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.84 years | 62.09 years | 64.03 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.78 years | 64.41 years | 69.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.59 years | 69.63 years | 71.77 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.38 years | 68.94 years | 73.76 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 113 Paraguay 73.98 years compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 73.87 years compare
- 115 Mauritius 73.79 years compare
- 117 North Korea 73.74 years compare
- 118 Belize 73.74 years compare
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 73.62 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, total in Suriname?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Suriname was 73.76 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 73.76 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.59 years in 1960.
- How does Suriname rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Suriname ranks 116th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.