Mauritania vs Pakistan: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Mauritania
18.5%
in 2024
Pakistan
17.8%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
140th
Pakistan rank
142nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Mauritania
- Pakistan
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 18.5% against 17.8% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 140th and Pakistan ranks 142nd of 198 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3% | 1.5% | 2.8% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 2.5% | 4.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 4.8% | 5.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 9.7% | 4.4% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 15.9% | 1.6% | Mauritania |
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, Mauritania or Pakistan?
- Mauritania, at 18.5% against 17.8% in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Mauritania and Pakistan?
- 0.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Pakistan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Pakistan rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Mauritania ranks 140th and Pakistan ranks 142nd 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.