Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Suriname
Suriname: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 18.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
18.16
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
34th
of 193 countries
All-time high
18.16
in 2022
All-time low
4.83
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Suriname, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 18.16 for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Suriname peaked at 18.16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.83, in 1990.
That places Suriname 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.83 | — |
| 1991 | 5.13 | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 5.45 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 5.77 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 6.12 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 6.45 | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 6.78 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 7.11 | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 7.43 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 7.76 | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 8.09 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 8.45 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 8.82 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 9.21 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 9.63 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 10.06 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 10.49 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 10.93 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 11.36 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 11.8 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 12.23 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 12.68 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 13.12 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 13.57 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 14.02 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 14.49 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 14.97 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 15.47 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 15.99 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 16.52 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 17.06 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 17.6 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 18.16 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.28 | 4.83 | 7.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.88 | 8.09 | 11.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.31 | 12.23 | 16.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.61 | 17.06 | 18.16 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 31 Lebanon 18.58 compare
- 32 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.55 compare
- 33 Dominica 18.51 compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 18.12 compare
- 36 Seychelles 18.11 compare
- 37 Jordan 17.78 compare
- 37 New Zealand 17.78 compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Suriname?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Suriname was 18.16 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 18.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.83 in 1990.
- How does Suriname rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Suriname ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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