Physical inactivity in Suriname

In Suriname, 48.7% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Suriname, 2022 48.7% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.7percentage points 2021: 48.0%
Position in 2022 15th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Suriname over time

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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Insufficient physical activity among adults (% of adults aged 18+), 2000 to 2022
Period Suriname
2022 48.7%
2021 48.0%
2020 47.4%
2019 46.7%
2018 46.0%
2017 45.4%
2016 44.7%
2015 44.0%
2014 43.3%
2013 42.7%
2012 42.0%
2011 41.3%
2010 40.7%
2009 40.0%
2008 39.4%
2007 38.7%
2006 38.1%
2005 37.5%
2004 36.9%
2003 36.2%
2002 35.5%
2001 34.8%
2000 34.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 48.0% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 42.0%, the figure has changed by +6.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Suriname has the 15th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_PAC · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS18-PLUS
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Suriname
Provider update
21 June 2024
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory