Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Suriname
Suriname: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) was 29.02 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
29.02
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
60th
of 193 countries
All-time high
29.02
in 2022
All-time low
10.45
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Suriname, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Suriname stood at 29.02. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Suriname peaked at 29.02 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.45, in 1990.
Suriname ranks 60th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.45 | — |
| 1991 | 10.9 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 11.36 | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 11.85 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 12.36 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 12.87 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 13.4 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 13.95 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 14.52 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 15.11 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 15.7 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 16.3 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 16.89 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 17.48 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 18.08 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 18.69 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 19.29 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 19.89 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 20.48 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 21.07 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 21.65 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 22.22 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 22.8 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 23.38 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.96 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 24.55 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 25.16 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 25.77 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 26.4 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 27.03 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 27.67 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 28.33 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 29.02 | +2.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 29.02 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.68, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 29.02 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 31.11, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.68 | 10.45 | 15.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.39 | 15.7 | 21.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.29 | 21.65 | 27.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.34 | 27.67 | 29.02 | 3 |
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 prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Suriname?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Suriname was 29.02 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 29.02 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.45 in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Suriname ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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