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Astracia Warner MSPH Bureau of Public Health Suriname Honduras, June 2015 Location: ◦ North coast of South America, between French Guiana (East), Brazil (South), Guyana (West) and the Atlantic Ocean (North) Total area: 164.000km2 ◦ 12 % is protected by law ◦ > 80% is covered by pristine rain forest Districts: 10 Capital: Paramaribo Population Population density Urban 359,146 574.6/km2 Rural 111,224 5.4/ km2 Interior 71,268 0.5/ km2 541,638 Total 3.3 / km2 Home of many cultures and ethnic groups: largest groups are ◦ descendants form India, Indonesia, Africa, China ◦ Native Indians ◦ Mixed ◦ Others Percentage fuel used for Cooking by type of fuel Percentage of 11% for 2012 Cooking Fuel households (%) Gas 82.28 Gas Wood 11.40 Petroleum 0.66 Electricity 1.47 Hout/ Solar Energie 0.08 82% Houtskool Biogas 0.33 Petroleum Does not Cook 0.75 Other 0.22 Unknown 2.82 Fuel type Cost (USD) Propane gas 20 10.67 lbs wood Practically free Households in Suriname by kind of fuel for cooking, 2004 and 2012 100 80 60 40 20 0 Wood/ charcaol Gas Other fuel type Percentage (%) 2004 16.2 78.7 5.1 2012 11.4 82.3 6.3 Source: Census data, Suriname Use of wood/charcoal as cooking fuel by households per district in Suriname in 2004 and 2012 4.400 70.00 % HH 60.00 1,142 H HH 50.00 o u 40.00 s 30.00 2012 e 2004 h 20.00 o 2012 l 10.00 d 0.00 s Para Sara Com Broko Wanic Nicke Coro Maro Sipali marib macc mewij Para pond a rie nie wijne wini o a ne o 2004 4.40 22.70 15.22 6.33 12.16 27.90 13.74 17.77 32.84 65.90 2012 3.27 17.55 10.82 5.32 23.60 10.23 5.92 8.85 12.90 42.31 Source: Census data, Suriname Propane gas is the main cooking fuel used by households Wood/charcoal is used by 11.4 % of the households Number of households using wood/charcoal for cooking has decreased drastically in the last decade due to ◦ Increased availability of gas ◦ Economic growth/ welfare ◦ Comfort Use of wood/charcoal is not only a related to economic status but also to ethnicity Lack of studies on health impacts related to indoor air pollution .

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