France vs Mauritania: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
France
17.7%
in 2024
Mauritania
18.5%
in 2024
France rank
143rd
Mauritania rank
140th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- France
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 18.5% against 17.7% in France, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.
France ranks 143rd and Mauritania ranks 140th of 198 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 4.3% | 12.4% | France |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 6.5% | 13.2% | France |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 10.2% | 11.4% | France |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 14.1% | 5.7% | France |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.5% | 0.6% | France |
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, France or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 18.5% against 17.7% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between France and Mauritania?
- 0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do France and Mauritania rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- France ranks 143rd 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.