Suicide mortality rate in Suriname
Suriname: Suicide mortality rate was 22.26 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▲ Rising
Suicide mortality rate in Suriname, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for suicide mortality rate in Suriname is 22.26 per 100,000 population, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Suriname peaked at 28.47 per 100,000 population in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.9 per 100,000 population, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 7th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7 per 100,000 population | 20.9 per 100,000 population | 23.42 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.29 per 100,000 population | 23.9 per 100,000 population | 26.5 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.37 per 100,000 population | 22.26 per 100,000 population | 28.47 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Suriname
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 5,638 (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, male, interpolated 5,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 5,451 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 6.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 5,617 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 5,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 5,583 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Suriname?
- Suicide mortality rate in Suriname was 22.26 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 28.47 per 100,000 population in 2020.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Suriname ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).