Share of children who are overweight or obese in Suriname
Suriname: Share of children who are overweight or obese was 3.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Suriname, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 3.7% for share of children who are overweight or obese in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are overweight or obese in Suriname peaked at 3.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 124th out of 163 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.
Share of children who are overweight or obese in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 3.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5%, 49% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 3.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.9%, 47% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are overweight or obese in Suriname?
- Share of children who are overweight or obese in Suriname was 3.7% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children who are overweight or obese recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for share of children who are overweight or obese?
- Suriname ranks 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children under five years old that are defined as overweight or obese. A child is classified as overweight if their weight-for-height is more than two standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.