Homicides in Suriname
Suriname: Homicides was 30.08 deaths in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicides in Suriname, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 30.08 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Suriname peaked at 76.32 deaths in 2001 and was at its lowest, 30.08 deaths, in 2021.
That places Suriname 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.09 deaths | 54.15 deaths | 76.32 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.78 deaths | 33.7 deaths | 49.96 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.07 deaths | 30.08 deaths | 32.06 deaths | 2 |
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More social development data for Suriname
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 56 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.781 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.891 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.881 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.781 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.509 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.626 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicides in Suriname?
- Homicides in Suriname was 30.08 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 76.32 deaths in 2001.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.08 deaths in 2021.
- How does Suriname rank for homicides?
- Suriname ranks 157th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.