Child stunting in Suriname
8.3% of children under five in Suriname were stunted in 2018.
Suriname, 2018
8.3%
Change from 2010
−0.5percentage points
Child stunting in Suriname over time
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Suriname
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% of children under 5. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Suriname |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 8.3% |
| 2010 | 8.8% |
| 2006 | 10.6% |
| 2000 | 14.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 8.8% in 2010, a change of −0.5 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 14.1%, the figure has changed by −5.8 percentage points.
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
73.6 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
16.9 years
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Healthy life expectancy
61.2 years
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UHC service coverage
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