Number of infant deaths, female in Suriname
Suriname: Number of infant deaths, female was 69 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, female in Suriname, 1984–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 69 for number of infant deaths, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Suriname peaked at 233 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 69, in 2024.
That places Suriname 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 233 | — |
| 1985 | 230 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 226 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 222 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 217 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 212 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 203 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 191 | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 179 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 170 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 161 | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 154 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 150 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 147 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 145 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 142 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 141 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 138 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 134 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 126 | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 119 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 114 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 112 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 110 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 108 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 105 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 103 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 100 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 95 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 92 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 89 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 85 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 82 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 79 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 75 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 71 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 69 | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 223.33 | 212 | 233 | 6 |
| 1990s | 164.2 | 142 | 203 | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.7 | 105 | 141 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92 | 79 | 103 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73 | 69 | 77 | 5 |
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More education data for Suriname
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,451 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -35.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,760 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,417 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -48.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,840 (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 228 (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 811 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -51.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Suriname?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Suriname was 69 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 233 in 1984.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Suriname ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.