Share of women who are obese in Suriname
Suriname: Share of women who are obese was 41.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are obese in Suriname, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women who are obese in Suriname stood at 41.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are obese in Suriname peaked at 41.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1980.
That places Suriname 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of women who are obese in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.6% | — |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 11.8% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 13.2% | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 14.3% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 14.8% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 15.4% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 16.6% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 20.7% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 23.8% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 28.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 39.4% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.6% | 10.6% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 15.4% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 22.3% | 29.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 29.9% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 37.8% | 41.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More gender data for Suriname
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 158.99 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4271 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,273 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,469 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,239 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 5,227 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5,420 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are obese in Suriname?
- Share of women who are obese in Suriname was 41.0% 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 women who are obese recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are obese recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1980.
- How does Suriname rank for share of women who are obese?
- Suriname ranks 44th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are obese rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 women who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined as having a body-mass index (BMI) equal to, or greater than, 30. BMI is a person's weight (in kilograms) divided by their height (in meters) squared.