Share of men who are overweight or obese in Suriname
Suriname: Share of men who are overweight or obese was 49.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men who are overweight or obese in Suriname, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 49.9% for share of men who are overweight or obese in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men who are overweight or obese in Suriname peaked at 49.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1980.
Suriname ranks 122nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.0% | 19.2% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 25.9% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 34.8% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 43.1% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 48.0% | 49.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 119 Algeria 50.6% compare
- 120 Solomon Islands 50.1% compare
- 121 Grenada 50.0% compare
- 123 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.2% compare
- 124 Saint Lucia 49.1% compare
- 125 Mauritius 49.0% compare
More reference data data for Suriname
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5543 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3377 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0809 °C (2026)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3214 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,855 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men who are overweight or obese in Suriname?
- Share of men who are overweight or obese in Suriname was 49.9% 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 men who are overweight or obese recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men who are overweight or obese recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1980.
- How does Suriname rank for share of men who are overweight or obese?
- Suriname ranks 122nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 men who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A person is defined as overweight if they have a body-mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 25. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by his height in metres squared.