Suriname vs United States of America: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Suriname
6.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
United States of America
7.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Suriname rank
24th
United States of America rank
22nd
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Suriname
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Suriname, a difference of 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1963 it was United States of America ahead.
Suriname ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1970s | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1980s | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1990s | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2000s | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Suriname or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people in Suriname as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Suriname and United States of America?
- 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and United States of America?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
- How do Suriname and United States of America rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Suriname ranks 24th and United States of America ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.