Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Suriname
Suriname: Prevalence of stunting, height for age was 8.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Suriname recorded 8.0% for prevalence of stunting, height for age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of stunting, height for age in Suriname peaked at 13.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2020.
That places Suriname 102nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 8.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 8.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.4%, 85% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.3% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 101 Samoa 8.4% compare
- 102 Montenegro 8.0% compare
- 102 Palestine, State of 8.0% compare
- 105 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7.9% 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 stunting, height for age in Suriname?
- Prevalence of stunting, height for age in Suriname was 8.0% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of stunting, height for age recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2020.
- How does Suriname rank for prevalence of stunting, height for age?
- Suriname ranks 102nd out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of stunting, height for age rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of stunting is the percentage of children under age 5 whose height for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. For children up to two years old height is measured by recumbent length. For older children height is measured by stature while standing. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.