Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Suriname

Overweight in adults in Suriname in 2024 — 59.9%. Ranked 119 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 32.8 pp.

2024 59.9% +0.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 119of 199
Period maximum 59.9%2024
Period minimum 27%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Suriname, 1980–2024203040506019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 27%1981: 27.7%1982: 28.4%1983: 29.1%1984: 29.8%1985: 30.5%1986: 31.2%1987: 32%1988: 32.8%1989: 33.6%1990: 34.4%1991: 35.2%1992: 36.1%1993: 36.9%1994: 37.8%1995: 38.7%1996: 39.6%1997: 40.5%1998: 41.4%1999: 42.3%2000: 43.1%2001: 44%2002: 44.9%2003: 45.7%2004: 46.6%2005: 47.4%2006: 48.2%2007: 49%2008: 49.8%2009: 50.5%2010: 51.2%2011: 51.9%2012: 52.6%2013: 53.2%2014: 53.9%2015: 54.5%2016: 55.1%2017: 55.8%2018: 56.4%2019: 57%2020: 57.6%2021: 58.1%2022: 58.7%2023: 59.3%2024: 59.9%
Change over the period: +32.8 pp Annual average: 0.75 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Suriname

Suriname 59.9%
World computed 43.7%
Latin America & Caribbean computed 66.7%
South America computed 65.7%
Overweight in adults — Suriname, by year Suriname All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 59.9 +0.6 pp
2023 59.3 +0.6 pp
2022 58.7 +0.6 pp
2021 58.1 +0.6 pp
2020 57.6 +0.6 pp
2019 57 +0.6 pp
2018 56.4 +0.6 pp
2017 55.8 +0.6 pp
2016 55.1 +0.6 pp
2015 54.5 +0.6 pp
2014 53.9 +0.6 pp
2013 53.2 +0.7 pp
2012 52.6 +0.7 pp
2011 51.9 +0.7 pp
2010 51.2 +0.7 pp
2009 50.5 +0.7 pp
2008 49.8 +0.8 pp
2007 49 +0.8 pp
2006 48.2 +0.8 pp
2005 47.4 +0.8 pp
2004 46.6 +0.8 pp
2003 45.7 +0.8 pp
2002 44.9 +0.9 pp
2001 44 +0.9 pp
2000 43.1 +0.9 pp
1999 42.3 +0.9 pp
1998 41.4 +0.9 pp
1997 40.5 +0.9 pp
1996 39.6 +0.9 pp
1995 38.7 +0.9 pp
1994 37.8 +0.9 pp
1993 36.9 +0.9 pp
1992 36.1 +0.8 pp
1991 35.2 +0.8 pp
1990 34.4 +0.8 pp
1989 33.6 +0.8 pp
1988 32.8 +0.8 pp
1987 32 +0.8 pp
1986 31.2 +0.7 pp
1985 30.5 +0.7 pp
1984 29.8 +0.7 pp
1983 29.1 +0.7 pp
1982 28.4 +0.7 pp
1981 27.7 +0.7 pp
1980 27

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.