Suriname vs United States: Homicide rate
Suriname
6.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2014
United States
7.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Suriname rank
24th
United States rank
22nd
Homicide rate over time
- Suriname
- United States
How they compare
United States 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'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 ahead.
Suriname ranks 24th and United States ranks 22nd of 111 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | United States | 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 |
| 1970s | 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.48 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1980s | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.99 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 1990s | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.12 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 2000s | 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people | United States |
| 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, Suriname or United States?
- United States, 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 between Suriname and United States?
- 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and United States?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
- How do Suriname and United States rank globally for homicide rate?
- Suriname ranks 24th and United States 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. 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 homicides per 100,000 people.