Share of women who are overweight or obese in Suriname
Suriname: Share of women who are overweight or obese was 69.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women 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
In 2024, share of women who are overweight or obese in Suriname stood at 69.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are overweight or obese in Suriname peaked at 69.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1980.
Suriname ranks 53rd 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.
Share of women who are overweight or obese in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 34.7% | — |
| 1981 | 35.4% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 36.1% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 36.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 38.2% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 39.0% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 39.8% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 40.6% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 41.4% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 42.2% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 43.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 45.6% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 46.5% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 49.3% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 52.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 60.0% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 37.9% | 34.7% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 42.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.9% | 51.1% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 59.2% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 66.8% | 69.5% | 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 overweight or obese in Suriname?
- Share of women who are overweight or obese in Suriname was 69.5% 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 overweight or obese recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women who are overweight or obese recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1980.
- How does Suriname rank for share of women who are overweight or obese?
- Suriname ranks 53rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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 women 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 meters squared.