Suriname - Life expectancy at birth 2008

Life expectancy improves in Suriname

In 2008 the life expectancy in Suriname increased to 68.82 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 72.27 years and for men 65.69 years.

Suriname’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 117th in 2007 to 116th in 2008.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Suriname over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2007, when it was 68.2 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1998, when it was 65.59 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Suriname. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Suriname in Surinamese economy.

Suriname - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2008	72.27	65.69	68.82
2007	71.64	65.12	68.20
2006	71.01	64.51	67.57
2005	70.43	63.98	67.00
2004	69.83	63.43	66.42
2003	68.94	62.65	65.60
2002	68.83	62.59	65.53
2001	68.69	62.58	65.48
2000	68.76	62.55	65.51
1999	68.64	62.50	65.44
1998	68.79	62.62	65.59
1997	68.73	62.83	65.70
1996	68.84	62.67	65.67
1995	68.40	62.41	65.34
1994	68.31	62.38	65.27
1993	68.08	62.05	64.98
1992	67.79	61.71	64.65
1991	67.50	61.59	64.45
1990	67.28	61.38	64.23
1989	67.03	61.19	64.01
1988	66.78	60.37	63.44
1987	66.52	60.14	63.19
1986	66.30	59.92	62.96
1985	66.06	60.32	63.06
1984	65.87	60.15	62.87
1983	65.59	59.89	62.59
1982	65.46	59.77	62.46
1981	65.22	59.61	62.25
1980	65.01	59.40	62.03
1979	64.86	59.25	61.88
1978	64.58	59.13	61.68
1977	64.34	58.91	61.45
1976	64.10	58.74	61.25
1975	63.87	58.57	61.05
1974	63.62	58.40	60.84
1973	63.54	58.22	60.70
1972	63.33	58.06	60.51
1971	63.12	58.01	60.39
1970	63.21	57.96	60.40
1969	62.99	57.81	60.22
1968	62.83	57.66	60.06
1967	62.65	57.52	59.91
1966	62.43	57.32	59.69
1965	62.20	57.14	59.49
1964	62.02	57.51	59.63
1963	61.47	56.89	59.04
1962	60.81	56.39	58.47
1961	60.08	55.70	57.77
1960	59.35	55.09	57.10

Suriname - Life expectancy at birth