Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Suriname
Suriname: Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value was 16.5 % in 2020. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Suriname, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Suriname is 16.5 %, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Suriname peaked at 16.5 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.2 %, in 2000.
That places Suriname 19th out of 146 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2 % | — |
| 2001 | 14.3 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 14.6 % | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 14.7 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.8 % | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.9 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.1 % | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 15.2 % | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.3 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.6 % | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.7 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 15.8 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.1 % | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.2 % | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.3 % | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.4 % | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.5 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.75 % | 14.2 % | 15.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.94 % | 15.4 % | 16.4 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5 % | 16.5 % | 16.5 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 16 Viet Nam 6.3 % compare
- 17 Botswana 16.8 % compare
- 18 South Africa 16.6 % compare
- 20 Benin 16.4 % compare
- 20 Central African Republic 16.4 % compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 16.3 % compare
- 22 Trinidad and Tobago 16.3 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 471.32 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7818 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3421 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Suriname?
- Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value in Suriname was 16.5 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2 % in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value?
- Suriname ranks 19th out of 146 countries with data for 2020.
- Is prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — value rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of low birthweight (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.