Denmark vs Mauritania: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Denmark
18.6%
in 2024
Mauritania
18.5%
in 2024
Denmark rank
138th
Mauritania rank
140th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Denmark
- Mauritania
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 18.6% against 18.5% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 138th and Mauritania ranks 140th of 198 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.5% | 4.3% | 8.2% | Denmark |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 6.5% | 12.7% | Denmark |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 10.2% | 12.6% | Denmark |
| 2010s | 21.5% | 14.1% | 7.4% | Denmark |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 17.5% | 1.8% | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Denmark or Mauritania?
- Denmark, at 18.6% against 18.5% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Denmark and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Mauritania rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Denmark ranks 138th and Mauritania ranks 140th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.