Stillbirth rate in Suriname
Suriname: Stillbirth rate was 1.03 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
In 2023, stillbirth rate in Suriname stood at 1.03 deaths per 100 births. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Suriname peaked at 1.23 deaths per 100 births in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.03 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 71st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 deaths per 100 births | 1.18 deaths per 100 births | 1.23 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 deaths per 100 births | 1.09 deaths per 100 births | 1.17 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 deaths per 100 births | 1.03 deaths per 100 births | 1.08 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 68 Iraq 1.08 deaths per 100 births compare
- 69 Bahamas 1.04 deaths per 100 births compare
- 70 Venezuela 1.03 deaths per 100 births compare
- 72 Saint Lucia 1.02 deaths per 100 births compare
- 73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.02 deaths per 100 births compare
- 74 Dominican Republic 1.01 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Suriname
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 34,218 people (2100)
- Population density 4.54 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 24 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.23 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.25 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Suriname?
- Stillbirth rate in Suriname was 1.03 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 deaths per 100 births in 2003.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for stillbirth rate?
- Suriname ranks 71st out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.