Overweight prevalence: SDG 2.2.2 in Suriname
Suriname: Overweight prevalence: SDG 2.2.2 was 3.73 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.73
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
27th
of 27 countries
All-time high
3.79
in 2014
All-time low
3.28
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Suriname is 3.73, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Suriname peaked at 3.79 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.28, in 2000.
That places Suriname 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Overweight prevalence: SDG 2.2.2 in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.28 | — |
| 2001 | 3.31 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.35 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.4 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.44 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 3.49 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.53 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.57 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.61 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.65 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 3.69 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.73 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.77 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.78 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.79 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 3.79 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 3.78 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 3.78 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.78 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.77 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.77 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.76 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 3.75 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.75 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.73 | -0.5% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3.73 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.87, 47% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3.73 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.44, 50% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.46 | 3.28 | 3.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 | 3.69 | 3.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 3.73 | 3.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 22 (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Suriname?
- Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) in Suriname was 3.73 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 in 2014.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.28 in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from)?
- Suriname ranks 27th out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from) rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Overweight prevalence (weight-for-height >+2 standard deviations from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age (JME modeled estimate) - SDG 2.2.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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