What is life expectancy in Suriname?

Life expectancy in Suriname was 73.63 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Suriname?

The highest recorded value was 73.63 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Suriname?

The lowest recorded value was 50.7 years in 1950.

How does Suriname rank for life expectancy?

Suriname ranks 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Suriname

Name: Life expectancy in Suriname
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Suriname: Life expectancy was 73.63 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

73.63 years

Change on year

up 0.5%

World rank

134th

of 236 countries

All-time high

73.63 years

in 2023

All-time low

50.7 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Suriname, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy in Suriname is 73.63 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy 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	56.6 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	64.04 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

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Suriname

Population ages 0-14, male 25.8% (2025)
Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 5,295 (2025)
Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 5,515 (2025)
Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 5,362 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 82,486 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 5,565 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, male 67.4% (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 5,404 (2025)
Population ages 15-64, total 425,317 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, total 162,121 (2025)

All data for Suriname →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Suriname?: Life expectancy in Suriname was 73.63 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Suriname?: The highest recorded value was 73.63 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Suriname?: The lowest recorded value was 50.7 years in 1950.
How does Suriname rank for life expectancy?: Suriname ranks 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.