Suriname
Figures computed by WHO to assure comparability; they are not necessarily the official statistics of Member States, which may use alternative rigorous methods.
Table 1: Basic indicators for all WHO Member States
| Population estimates | 1992 | 2002 |
| Total population (000) | 432 | |
| Annual growth rate (%) | 0.7 | |
| Dependency ratio (per 100) | 66 | 58 |
| % of population aged 60+ years | 7.1 | 8.0 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Life expectancy at birth (years) | Males | Females |
| 2002 | 64.4 | 70.8 |
| uncertainty | 63.0 - 65.9 | 69.6 - 72.3 |
| Both sexes 2002 | 67.6 | |
| Probability of dying (per 1000) | Males | Females |
| Under age 5 years 2002 | 33 | 28 |
| uncertainty | 29 - 37 | 24 - 31 |
| Between ages 15 and 59 years 2002 | 281 | 164 |
| uncertainty | 247 - 313 | 137 - 187 |
Table 4: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in all WHO Member States, estimates for 2002
| 2002 | Males | Females | |
| Healthy life expectancy (HALE) (years) | Total population at birth | 58.8 | |
| At birth | 56.7 | 60.8 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 55.3 - 58.3 | 59.7 - 62.4 | |
| At age 60 | 10.6 | 12.8 | |
| Uncertainty interval | 10.2 - 11.0 | 12.3 - 13.2 | |
| Expectation of lost healthy years at birth (years) | 7.6 | 10 | |
| Percentage of total life expectancy lost | 11.8 | 14.1 | |
Table 5: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Total expenditure on health as % of GDP | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.4 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 52.4 | 61.7 | 59.6 | 63.3 | 60.2 |
| Private expenditure on health as % of total expenditure on health | 47.6 | 38.3 | 40.4 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure | 17.1 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 18.9 | 17 |
| External resources for health as % of total expenditure on health | 9 | 9.5 | 17.6 | 9.8 | 12.4 |
| Social security expenditure on health as % of general government expenditure on health | 32.2 | 34.9 | 33.3 | 28.1 | 22.8 |
| Out-of-pocket expenditure as % of private expenditure on health | 30.5 | 33.7 | 32.7 | 39.9 | 57 |
| Private prepaid plans as % of private expenditure on health | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.7 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made. 0 Used when no evidence of the schemes to which the cell relates exist. Some estimates yielding a ratio inferior to 0.04% are shown as 0.
Table 6: Selected national health accounts indicators: measured levels of per capita expenditure on health, 1997-2001
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 207 | 194 | 104 | 186 | 153 |
| Per capita total expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 371 | 404 | 402 | 407 | 398 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at average exchange rate (US$) | 108 | 120 | 62 | 118 | 92 |
| Per capita government expenditure on health at international dollar rate | 194 | 249 | 239 | 258 | 240 |
n/a Used when the information accessed indicates that a cell should have an entry but no estimates could be made.
Table 7: Millenium Development Goals: Selected health indicators in all WHO Member States, 2000 (unles specified)
| Children under five years of age underweight for age | 1999-00 | % | 13.2 |
| Under-five mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 31 | |
| Infant mortality rate | Per 1000 live births | 24 | |
| One-year-olds immunized against measles (2001) | % | 90 | |
| Maternal mortality ratio | Per 100 000 live births | 110 | |
| Births attended by skilled health personnel | % | 84.5 | |
| HIV prevalence among 15-49-years-olds | % | 1.3 | |
| Malaria mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 2 | |
| Tuberculosis prevalence | Per 100 000 | 111 | |
| Tuberculosis mortality rate | Per 100 000 | 13 | |
| Tuberculosis cases | Detected under DOTS (2001) | % | … |
| Cured under DOTS | % | … | |
| Population using solid fuels | % | 69 | |
| Population with sustainable access to an improved water source | Urban | % | 93 |
| Rural | % | 50 | |
| Population with access to improved sanitation | Urban | % | 99 |
| Rural | % | 75 | |
b Estimates from the 1990s. ...Countries not implementing DOTS or not reporting to WHO n/a Data not available