Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname
Suriname: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname is 3.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname peaked at 3.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2000.
Suriname ranks 114th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More infrastructure data for Suriname
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 901,670 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 124,064 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1956 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 124,064 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.42 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Suriname was 3.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Suriname ranks 114th out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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