Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Suriname
Suriname: Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people was 1.73 per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Suriname, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Suriname is 1.73 per 1,000 people, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.1% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Suriname peaked at 5.02 per 1,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.44 per 1,000 people, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 140th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.14 per 1,000 people | 1.44 per 1,000 people | 5.02 per 1,000 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.33 per 1,000 people | 1.85 per 1,000 people | 3.77 per 1,000 people | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.33 per 1,000 people | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 2.93 per 1,000 people | 2 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5543 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3377 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0809 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3214 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,855 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Suriname?
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people in Suriname was 1.73 per 1,000 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 5.02 per 1,000 people in 2004.
- What is the lowest nurses and midwives per 1,000 people recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 per 1,000 people in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for nurses and midwives per 1,000 people?
- Suriname ranks 140th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nurses and midwives per 1,000 people rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (Global Health Workforce Statistics), OECD, and country data, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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