Child adolescent obesity in Suriname
Suriname: Child adolescent obesity was 35.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.12
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
48th
of 199 countries
All-time high
35.12
in 2024
All-time low
9.49
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Suriname, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 35.12 for child adolescent obesity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Suriname peaked at 35.12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.49, in 1980.
Suriname ranks 48th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.03 | 9.49 | 12.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.92 | 13.35 | 18.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.13 | 19.15 | 25.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.81 | 25.88 | 31.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.81 | 32.47 | 35.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 45 Dominica 36.27 compare
- 46 Singapore 36.2 compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.94 compare
- 49 Costa Rica 35.08 compare
- 50 South Korea 34.53 compare
- 51 Malaysia 34.51 compare
More health data for Suriname
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,195 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 5,556 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 5,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 5,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 5,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 5,602 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 5,497 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Suriname?
- Child adolescent obesity in Suriname was 35.12 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 35.12 in 2024.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.49 in 1980.
- How does Suriname rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Suriname ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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