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HEALTH PROFILE: Suriname

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Suriname SURINAME POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Suriname
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Suriname SURINAME LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    68.5
    74.6
    117
    107
    Age 5
    69.9
    75.8
    124
    110
    Age 10
    70.0
    75.9
    124
    111
    Age 15
    70.1
    76.0
    128
    110
    Age 20
    70.3
    76.2
    129
    110
    Age 25
    70.6
    76.3
    130
    110
    Age 30
    71.2
    76.6
    128
    109
    Age 35
    71.7
    77.1
    125
    106
    Age 40
    72.2
    77.5
    128
    106
    Age 45
    72.8
    77.9
    129
    105
    Age 50
    73.6
    78.6
    134
    101
    Age 55
    74.6
    79.2
    141
    102
    Age 60
    76.4
    80.5
    137
    101
    Age 65
    78.2
    81.7
    138
    100
    Age 70
    80.3
    83.0
    141
    102
    Age 75
    82.6
    85.0
    161
    100
    Age 80
    85.5
    87.1
    165
    115
    Age 85
    89.1
    89.8
    161
    147
    Suriname SURINAME TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    123.28
    75
    2. Stroke
    117.53
    47
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    53.75
    34
    4. Kidney Disease
    52.54
    9
    5. Prostate Cancer
    39.62
    15
    6. Influenza and Pneumonia
    32.82
    81
    7. Suicide
    25.89
    6
    8. Hypertension
    25.66
    56
    9. Liver Disease
    24.32
    79
    10. HIV/AIDS
    23.57
    41
    11. Alzheimers & Dementia
    23.53
    21
    12. Lung Cancers
    18.83
    60
    13. Breast Cancer
    18.46
    72
    14. Lung Disease
    18.00
    115
    15. Cervical Cancer
    16.24
    50
    16. Road Traffic Accidents
    15.53
    92
    17. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.75
    35
    18. Other Injuries
    13.07
    35
    19. Skin Disease
    10.27
    2
    20. Liver Cancer
    8.43
    44
    21. Inflammatory/Heart
    6.86
    52
    22. Endocrine Disorders
    6.72
    43
    23. Falls
    6.60
    76
    24. Low Birth Weight
    6.28
    74
    25. Diarrhoeal diseases
    5.98
    77
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Violence
    5.85
    82
    27. Congenital Anomalies
    5.78
    93
    28. Parkinson's Disease
    5.52
    34
    29. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.41
    54
    30. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    66
    31. Drownings
    4.80
    29
    32. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    121
    33. Ovary Cancer
    4.45
    92
    34. Lymphomas
    4.23
    110
    35. Birth Trauma
    3.68
    76
    36. Leukemia
    3.60
    91
    37. Epilepsy
    3.21
    25
    38. Tuberculosis
    2.93
    96
    39. Asthma
    2.86
    101
    40. Alcohol
    2.81
    41
    41. Oral Cancer
    2.80
    90
    42. Malnutrition
    2.50
    80
    43. Maternal Conditions
    2.46
    64
    44. Fires
    2.29
    68
    45. Uterin Cancer
    1.81
    120
    46. Drug Use
    1.30
    86
    47. Dengue
    1.18
    7
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    1.15
    108
    49. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    154
    50. Meningitis
    0.92
    84
    Suriname SURINAME TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    650
    16.05
    2. Stroke
    615
    15.19
    3. Diabetes Mellitus
    286
    7.06
    4. Kidney Disease
    281
    6.94
    5. Influenza and Pneumonia
    171
    4.22
    6. Suicide
    148
    3.65
    7. HIV/AIDS
    138
    3.41
    8. Hypertension
    134
    3.31
    9. Liver Disease
    134
    3.31
    10. Alzheimers & Dementia
    117
    2.89
    11. Lung Cancers
    102
    2.52
    12. Lung Disease
    93
    2.30
    13. Road Traffic Accidents
    89
    2.20
    14. Prostate Cancer
    78
    1.93
    15. Other Injuries
    73
    1.80
    16. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    72
    1.78
    17. Breast Cancer
    55
    1.36
    18. Skin Disease
    53
    1.31
    19. Low Birth Weight
    51
    1.26
    20. Cervical Cancer
    48
    1.19
    21. Liver Cancer
    45
    1.11
    22. Congenital Anomalies
    40
    0.99
    23. Endocrine Disorders
    37
    0.91
    24. Inflammatory/Heart
    37
    0.91
    25. Falls
    34
    0.84
      Deaths %
    26. Violence
    34
    0.84
    27. Diarrhoeal diseases
    31
    0.77
    28. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    29
    0.72
    29. Drownings
    28
    0.69
    30. Parkinson's Disease
    28
    0.69
    31. Birth Trauma
    28
    0.69
    32. Pancreas Cancer
    26
    0.64
    33. Stomach Cancer
    25
    0.62
    34. Lymphomas
    23
    0.57
    35. Leukemia
    20
    0.49
    36. Epilepsy
    18
    0.44
    37. Tuberculosis
    17
    0.42
    38. Alcohol
    16
    0.40
    39. Asthma
    16
    0.40
    40. Oral Cancer
    16
    0.40
    41. Maternal Conditions
    14
    0.35
    42. Ovary Cancer
    14
    0.35
    43. Malnutrition
    13
    0.32
    44. Fires
    13
    0.32
    45. Dengue
    7
    0.17
    46. Drug Use
    7
    0.17
    47. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    6
    0.15
    48. Meningitis
    5
    0.12
    49. Bladder Cancer
    5
    0.12
    50. Uterin Cancer
    5
    0.12
    Suriname SURINAME CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    39.62
    15
    2. Lung Cancers
    18.83
    60
    3. Breast Cancer
    18.46
    72
    4. Cervical Cancer
    16.24
    50
    5. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    13.75
    35
    6. Liver Cancer
    8.43
    44
    7. Pancreas Cancer
    4.88
    66
    8. Stomach Cancer
    4.64
    121
      Rate World Rank
    9. Ovary Cancer
    4.45
    92
    10. Lymphomas
    4.23
    110
    11. Leukemia
    3.60
    91
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.80
    90
    13. Uterin Cancer
    1.81
    120
    14. Bladder Cancer
    1.06
    154
    15. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.42
    179
    16. Skin Cancers
    0.19
    175
    Suriname SURINAME HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    7.4
    70
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    18.9
    33.7
    86
    32
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    N/D
    N/D
    Suriname SURINAME LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    58.0
    61.7
    59.8
    64
    63
    63
    1970
    61.2
    65.7
    63.4
    66
    66
    65
    1980
    64.0
    69.0
    66.4
    71
    73
    74
    1990
    65.9
    71.0
    68.4
    79
    85
    84
    2000
    64.2
    70.8
    67.4
    109
    105
    107
    2010
    67.1
    73.6
    70.3
    105
    104
    104
    2019
    68.5
    74.6
    71.5
    117
    107
    113
    Suriname SURINAME DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    614,749
    162
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.01
    50
    Population 0-14
    23.4%
    109
    Population 15-64
    70.1%
    20
    Population 65 +
    6.6%
    102
    Birth Rate / 1000
    15.38
    106
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.59
    113
    Fertility Rate
    1.85
    124
    Infant Mortality
    26.60
    64
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.05
    70
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.04
    99
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    1.03
    47
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.78
    111
    Net Migration
    0.53
    52
    Population Growth
    0.91%
    100
    Literacy Total
    94.4%
    95
    Literacy Male
    96.1%
    75
    Literacy Female
    92.7%
    80
    Unemployment
    8.9%
    68
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    71.5
    113
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    62.4
    114
    GDP per Capita USD
    $16,100
    76

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    82,588
    1,408
    4/1/24
    Suriname COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Suriname causes.

     
     
    Suriname COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Suriname COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.