Life expectancy vs. health spending in Suriname
Suriname: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 73.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Suriname, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Suriname is 73.63 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Suriname peaked at 73.63 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.7 years, in 1950.
Suriname ranks 134th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 53.17 years | 50.7 years | 55.94 years | 10 |
| 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 | 72.04 years | 68.94 years | 73.63 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 131 Paraguay 73.84 years compare
- 132 Dominican Republic 73.72 years compare
- 133 North Korea 73.64 years compare
- 135 Belize 73.57 years compare
- 136 Trinidad and Tobago 73.49 years compare
- 137 Ukraine 73.42 years 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 life expectancy vs. health spending in Suriname?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Suriname was 73.63 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 73.63 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7 years in 1950.
- How does Suriname rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Suriname ranks 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.