Children moderately or severely stunted in Suriname
Suriname: Children moderately or severely stunted was 4.2 num th in 2024. βΌ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Suriname, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 4.2 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Suriname peaked at 7.5 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.2 num th, in 2023.
Suriname ranks 140th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.41 num th | 5.2 num th | 7.5 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.63 num th | 4.4 num th | 5 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 num th | 4.2 num th | 4.3 num th | 5 |
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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 stunted in Suriname?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Suriname was 4.2 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 num th in 2023.
- How does Suriname rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Suriname ranks 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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