Trend of Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1,000 Live Births) for Suriname

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births for Suriname was 15.2. A difference of -0.5 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female infant mortality rates for Suriname were 17 and 13.3 respectively in 2023.

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The World Bank defines infant mortality rate as "the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year".

The table below shows the total, male, and female infant mortality rates of Suriname for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Suriname

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Trend of Infant Mortality Rate Per 1K Live Births for Suriname

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Year	Total	Male	Female
1983	43.9	48.6	39
1984	43	47.5	38.1
1985	42	46.4	37.3
1986	41.1	45.4	36.4
1987	40.2	44.5	35.6
1988	39.2	43.5	34.7
1989	38.3	42.4	33.9
1990	37.4	41.4	33
1991	36.4	40.3	32.1
1992	35.3	39.2	31.2
1993	34.2	38	30.2
1994	33.2	36.9	29.2
1995	32.1	35.7	28.3
1996	31.1	34.7	27.3
1997	30.1	33.6	26.4
1998	29.2	32.5	25.6
1999	28.2	31.5	24.7
2000	27.3	30.6	23.9
2001	26.5	29.6	23.1
2002	25.7	28.8	22.5
2003	25	28	21.8
2004	24.3	27.3	21.3
2005	23.7	26.6	20.7
2006	23.1	25.9	20.2
2007	22.6	25.3	19.7
2008	22.1	24.7	19.2
2009	21.6	24.2	18.8
2010	21.1	23.7	18.4
2011	20.7	23.2	18
2012	20.3	22.7	17.7
2013	19.8	22.2	17.3
2014	19.4	21.7	16.9
2015	19	21.3	16.6
2016	18.6	20.8	16.2
2017	18.1	20.2	15.8
2018	17.6	19.7	15.4
2019	17.1	19.1	15
2020	16.6	18.6	14.5
2021	16.2	18.1	14.1
2022	15.7	17.5	13.7
2023	15.2	17	13.3