ECE_All countries vs Suriname: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

ECE_All countries
28.8
in 2022
Suriname
35.92
in 2022
ECE_All countries rank
42nd
Suriname rank
45th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • ECE_All countries
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 35.92 against 28.8 in ECE_All countries, a difference of 7.12.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times ECE_All countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was ECE_All countries ahead.

ECE_All countries ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 45th of 156 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, ECE_All countries averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECE_All countries Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 25.66 22.4 3.26 ECE_All countries
2010s 28.15 29.78 1.63 Suriname
2020s 28.74 35.07 6.33 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, ECE_All countries or Suriname?
Suriname, at 35.92 against 28.8 in ECE_All countries as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between ECE_All countries and Suriname?
7.12, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECE_All countries and Suriname?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do ECE_All countries and Suriname rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
ECE_All countries ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 45th of 156 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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