Prevalence of underweight among adults | Suriname – yearly data, chart and table

Proportion of underweight people (BMI less than 18.5 kg/m²) in Suriname in 2022 amounted to 7.11% of the adult population (18 years and over). In 2021, the value was  7.09%. It has been growing in this country for already 5 years in a row. Since 1990, for the whole period of WHO statistics, the prevalence of underweight among adults in Suriname has decreased in 1.45 times. The highest number of  underweight people was in 1990, when it reached 10.34%. The minimum was recorded in 2015, with a value of 7.00% of total adult population of Suriname.