Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Suriname
Suriname: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 37.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
37.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
161st
of 236 countries
All-time high
44.6%
in 1950
All-time low
36.7%
in 2020
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Suriname, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Suriname is 37.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Suriname peaked at 44.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2020.
That places Suriname 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 44.6% | — |
| 1951 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 44.3% | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 44.2% | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 44.2% | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 43.9% | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 43.5% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 43.3% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 42.7% | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 42.1% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 41.6% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 41.1% | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 40.7% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 40.6% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 40.6% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 40.6% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 40.5% | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 40.4% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 40.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 40.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 40.0% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 39.9% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 39.8% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 38.9% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 38.8% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 39.1% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 38.8% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 38.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 38.5% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 38.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 38.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 37.5% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 37.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 37.4% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 37.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 37.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.2%, 98% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.2% | 43.8% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.0% | 40.6% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.4% | 40.1% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.5% | 38.8% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 38.5% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 38.2% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.5% | 37.4% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.7% | 38.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Suriname?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Suriname was 37.6% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 1950.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Suriname ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.