Malaysia vs Mauritius: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Malaysia
32.7%
in 2024
Mauritius
32.8%
in 2024
Malaysia rank
64th
Mauritius rank
63rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 32.8% against 32.7% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 64th and Mauritius ranks 63rd of 198 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9% | 6.9% | 2.0% | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 11.1% | 1.2% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 18.6% | 0.8% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 26.3% | 0.7% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 31.4% | 0.2% | Mauritius |
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, Malaysia or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 32.8% against 32.7% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Malaysia and Mauritius?
- 0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mauritius?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Mauritius rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Malaysia ranks 64th and Mauritius ranks 63rd 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.