Suriname
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
83.5 / 100
Rank
#99
Data coverage
100%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
87.2
Education
80.5
Poverty & Water
76.8
Adolescent & Digital
82.0
Protection
83.1
Environment & Exposure
89.7
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 15.80 | 2024 | 93.7 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 8.30 | 2018 | 91.7 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 69.00 | 2024 | 69.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 5.50 | 2018 | 94.5 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 86.03 | 2018 | 86.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 57.79 | 2015 | 57.8 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 97.69 | 2018 | 97.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 2.20 | 2022 | 97.8 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 55.85 | 2024 | 55.8 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 46.86 | 2024 | 76.6 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 87.40 | 2023 | 87.4 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 98.30 | 2018 | 98.3 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 36.00 | 2018 | 64.0 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 6.52 | 2023 | 87.0 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 15.67 | 2023 | 84.3 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 95.00 | 2024 | 95.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 82.7 (v1.0) to 83.5 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect +0.8 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Suriname.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Suriname itself.
Its rank moved from #103 to #99; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.