Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Suriname

Number of intentional homicides in Suriname in 2023 — 41 people. Ranked 24 in the world out of 83. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 39.7%.

2023 41 people −8.89% vs 2022
World rank 24of 83
Period maximum 79 people2001
Period minimum 29 people2013

Trend over time

2000–2023 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Suriname, 2000–2023204060802000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 68 people2001: 79 people2002: 57 people2003: 60 people2004: 46 people2005: 69 people2006: 62 people2007: 45 people2008: 43 people2013: 29 people2014: 32 people2015: 34 people2016: 41 people2017: 36 people2018: 38 people2019: 30 people2020: 55 people2021: 35 people2022: 45 people2023: 41 people
Change over the period: −27 (−39.71%) Average annual rate: -2.18 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Suriname

Suriname 41 people
World 423,171 people
South America computed 66,833 people
Number of intentional homicides — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 41 −4 −8.89%
2022 45 +10 +28.57%
2021 35 −20 −36.36%
2020 55 +25 +83.33%
2019 30 −8 −21.05%
2018 38 +2 +5.56%
2017 36 −5 −12.2%
2016 41 +7 +20.59%
2015 34 +2 +6.25%
2014 32 +3 +10.34%
2013 29
2008 43 −2 −4.44%
2007 45 −17 −27.42%
2006 62 −7 −10.14%
2005 69 +23 +50%
2004 46 −14 −23.33%
2003 60 +3 +5.26%
2002 57 −22 −27.85%
2001 79 +11 +16.18%
2000 68

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.