Number of under-five deaths, male in Suriname
Suriname: Number of under-five deaths, male was 97 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male in Suriname, 1988–2024
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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Suriname stood at 97. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Suriname peaked at 342 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 97, in 2024.
That places Suriname 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 342 | — |
| 1989 | 332 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 317 | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 298 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 280 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 263 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 248 | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 237 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 230 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 224 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 219 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 214 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 211 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 207 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 200 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 189 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 178 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 171 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 166 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 162 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 159 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 155 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 151 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 147 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 144 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 141 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 138 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 134 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 128 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 123 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 118 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 114 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 110 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 107 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 104 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 101 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 97 | -4.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 97 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 674, 14% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 97 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 470, 21% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 337 | 332 | 342 | 2 |
| 1990s | 253 | 214 | 317 | 10 |
| 2000s | 179.8 | 155 | 211 | 10 |
| 2010s | 133.8 | 114 | 151 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.8 | 97 | 110 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More education data for Suriname
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,520 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 9,366 (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,117 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,643 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63,941 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60,612 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 10.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0955 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Suriname?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Suriname was 97 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 under-five deaths, male recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 342 in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 97 in 2024.
- How does Suriname rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Suriname ranks 152nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.