Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Suriname
Suriname: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Suriname stood at 8.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Suriname peaked at 13.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2020.
That places Suriname 92nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 91 Samoa 8.4% compare
- 92 Montenegro 8.0% compare
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.9% compare
- 95 Mauritius 7.8% compare
- 95 Trinidad and Tobago 7.8% compare
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 stunted in Suriname?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Suriname was 8.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Suriname ranks 92nd out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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