Suriname

In the 2024 Global Hunger Index, Suriname ranks 55^th out of the 127 countries with sufficient data to calculate 2024 GHI scores. With a score of 10.9 in the 2024 Global Hunger Index, Suriname has a level of hunger that is moderate.

Suriname's GHI Score is based on the values of four component indicators:

• 
  10.1%
  of the population is undernourished
• 
  9.1%
  of children under five are stunted
• 
  5.2%
  of children under five are wasted
• 
  1.7%
  of children die before their fifth birthday

Note: — = Data are not available or not presented. See Table A.3 for provisional designations of the severity of hunger for some countries with incomplete data. *GHI estimates. Some countries did not exist in their present borders in the given year or reference period.

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Note: Data for GHI scores, child wasting, and child stunting are from 1998–2002 (2000), 2006–2010 (2008), 2014–2018 (2016), and 2019–2023 (2024). Data for undernourishment are from 2000–2002 (2000), 2007–2009 (2008), 2015–2017 (2016), and 2021–2023 (2024). Data for child mortality are from 2000, 2008, 2016, and 2022 (2024). See Methodology for the formula for calculating GHI scores and the sources from which the data are compiled. The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on maps on this page do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by Welthungerhilfe (WHH), Concern Worldwide or the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV).

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Note: Countries with GHI scores less than 5 are presented in alphabetical order.