| People | Suriname |
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Population:
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491,989 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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4 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 69% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.5% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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PARAMARIBO (capital) 259,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 26.4% (male 66,440/female 63,469)
15-64 years: 67.3% (male 164,739/female 166,139)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 13,300/female 17,902) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 28.7 years
male: 28.3 years
female: 29.1 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.087% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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16.42 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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5.54 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.068 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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100 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 17.61 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 20.79 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 14.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 74.22 years
male: 71.47 years
female: 77.16 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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1.95 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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7.6% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.45 physicians/1,000 population (2000) |
Hospital bed density:
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3.1 beds/1,000 population (2007) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 81% of population
total: 93% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3% of population
rural: 19% of population
total: 7% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 90% of population
rural: 66% of population
total: 84% of population
unimproved:
urban: 10% of population
rural: 34% of population
total: 16% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever, Mayaro virus, and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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1% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,700 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Surinamer(s)
adjective: Surinamese |
Ethnic groups:
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Hindustani (also known locally as "East Indians"; their ancestors emigrated from northern India in the latter part of the 19th century) 37%, Creole (mixed white and black) 31%, Javanese 15%, "Maroons" (their African ancestors were brought to the country in the 17th and 18th centuries as slaves and escaped to the interior) 10%, Amerindian 2%, Chinese 2%, white 1%, other 2% |
Religions:
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Hindu 27.4%, Protestant 25.2% (predominantly Moravian), Roman Catholic 22.8%, Muslim 19.6%, indigenous beliefs 5% |
Languages:
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Dutch (official), English (widely spoken), Sranang Tongo (Surinamese, sometimes called Taki-Taki, is native language of Creoles and much of the younger population and is lingua franca among others), Caribbean Hindustani (a dialect of Hindi), Javanese |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89.6%
male: 92%
female: 87.2% (2004 census) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 13 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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