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Homicide rate by age of the victim in Suriname

Suriname: Homicide rate by age of the victim was 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
6.33 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
24th
of 111 countries
All-time high
7.83 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1998
All-time low
0.9367 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1964
Years of data
42
1963–2014

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Suriname, 1963–2014

024681963198820141963: 0.962 deaths per 100,000 people1964: 0.937 deaths per 100,000 people1965: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1966: 1.5 deaths per 100,000 people1971: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people1975: 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people1976: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people1977: 3 deaths per 100,000 people1978: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people1979: 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people1980: 3.9 deaths per 100,000 people1981: 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people1984: 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 5.3 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 5 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 4.8 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 2 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 6.9 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 7.4 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 5.5 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 6.2 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate by age of the victim in 2014.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 346.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate by age of the victim in Suriname peaked at 7.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9367 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1964.

That places Suriname 24th out of 111 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Homicide rate by age of the victim in Suriname, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1963 0.9617 deaths per 100,000 people —
1964 0.9367 deaths per 100,000 people -2.6%
1965 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people +224.6%
1966 1.48 deaths per 100,000 people -51.4%
1971 3.51 deaths per 100,000 people +137.6%
1975 5.56 deaths per 100,000 people +58.1%
1976 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people -61.1%
1977 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people +37.5%
1978 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people +16.9%
1979 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people +60.4%
1980 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people -30.1%
1981 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people +7.0%
1982 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people -53.3%
1984 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people +205.4%
1985 5.33 deaths per 100,000 people -10.2%
1986 2.67 deaths per 100,000 people -49.8%
1987 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people +37.5%
1988 4.63 deaths per 100,000 people +26.0%
1989 5.04 deaths per 100,000 people +8.8%
1990 3.75 deaths per 100,000 people -25.5%
1991 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people -41.9%
1992 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people -34.5%
1995 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people +217.3%
1996 3.12 deaths per 100,000 people -31.0%
1997 4.4 deaths per 100,000 people +41.0%
1998 7.83 deaths per 100,000 people +77.8%
1999 6.45 deaths per 100,000 people -17.7%
2000 4.25 deaths per 100,000 people -34.1%
2001 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people +13.6%
2002 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people -35.5%
2003 4.51 deaths per 100,000 people +45.0%
2004 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people -68.6%
2005 2 deaths per 100,000 people +41.2%
2006 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people +87.8%
2007 7.83 deaths per 100,000 people +108.1%
2008 3.48 deaths per 100,000 people -55.5%
2009 6.88 deaths per 100,000 people +97.7%
2010 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people +7.1%
2011 6.54 deaths per 100,000 people -11.3%
2012 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people -15.2%
2013 6.21 deaths per 100,000 people +12.1%
2014 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.6 deaths per 100,000 people 0.9367 deaths per 100,000 people 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people 4
1970s 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people 5.57 deaths per 100,000 people 6
1980s 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people 9
1990s 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people 7.83 deaths per 100,000 people 8
2000s 4.21 deaths per 100,000 people 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people 7.83 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 6.4 deaths per 100,000 people 5.54 deaths per 100,000 people 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 21 Grenada 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 22 United States of America 7.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 23 Paraguay 7.37 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 25 Mongolia 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people
  5. 26 Cuba 5.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 27 Russian Federation 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate by age of the victim in Suriname?
Homicide rate by age of the victim in Suriname was 6.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 7.83 deaths per 100,000 people in 1998.
What is the lowest homicide rate by age of the victim recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9367 deaths per 100,000 people in 1964.
How does Suriname rank for homicide rate by age of the victim?
Suriname ranks 24th out of 111 countries with data for 2014.
Is homicide rate by age of the victim rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is up 346.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by age of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate by age of the victim
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
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Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.