Children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname
Suriname: Children moderately or severely overweight was 2 num th in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname is 2 num th, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname peaked at 2.1 num th in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.8 num th, in 2000.
That places Suriname 165th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8 num th | — |
| 2001 | 1.9 num th | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.9 num th | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 num th | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1 num th | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1 num th | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 num th | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 2 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.75 num th, 5% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 2 num th is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48 num th, 4% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.96 num th | 1.8 num th | 2 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 num th | 2 num th | 2.1 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 num th | 2 num th | 2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More development goals data for Suriname
- Red List Index 0.7945 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 6.88 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,270 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 50 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 50 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 160 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname?
- Children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname was 2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 num th in 2010.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 num th in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
- Suriname ranks 165th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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