Life Expectancy at Birth in Suriname
Suriname: Life Expectancy at Birth was 73.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.76
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
117th
of 216 countries
All-time high
73.76
in 2024
All-time low
56.59
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Suriname, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Suriname is 73.76, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Suriname peaked at 73.76 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.59, in 1960.
That places Suriname 117th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.59 | — |
| 1961 | 57.29 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 58.02 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 58.5 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 58.91 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 59.14 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 59.23 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 59.17 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 59.29 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 59.39 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 59.49 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 59.59 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 59.69 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 59.79 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 59.91 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 60.03 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 60.16 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 60.28 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 60.4 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 60.53 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 60.65 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 60.8 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 60.93 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 61.07 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 61.21 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 61.36 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 61.16 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 61.31 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 61.48 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 61.98 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 62.09 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 62.15 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 62.25 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 62.38 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 62.54 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 62.78 | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 63.08 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.38 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 63.71 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 64.03 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 64.41 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 64.82 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 65.27 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.78 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 66.36 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 67 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 67.64 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 68.31 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 68.87 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 69.32 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 69.63 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 69.82 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 69.96 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.11 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 70.33 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 70.57 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 70.98 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 71.25 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.47 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.77 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.32 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 68.94 | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 73.25 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 73.63 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 73.76 | +0.2% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 73.76 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 73.76 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.69, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.55 | 56.59 | 59.39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.99 | 59.49 | 60.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.2 | 60.65 | 61.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.84 | 62.09 | 64.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.78 | 64.41 | 69.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.59 | 69.63 | 71.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.38 | 68.94 | 73.76 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 114 Paraguay 73.98 compare
- 115 Dominican Republic 73.87 compare
- 116 Mauritius 73.79 compare
- 118 North Korea 73.74 compare
- 119 Belize 73.74 compare
- 120 Trinidad and Tobago 73.62 compare
More gender data for Suriname
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 506.66 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 506.66 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Suriname?
- Life expectancy at birth in Suriname was 73.76 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 73.76 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.59 in 1960.
- How does Suriname rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Suriname ranks 117th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.