Mauritania vs New Zealand: Prevalence of overweight, female

Mauritania
64.0%
in 2022
New Zealand
64.0%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
64th
New Zealand rank
63rd

Prevalence of overweight, female over time

  • Mauritania
  • New Zealand
0204060199020062022

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 64.0% against 64.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 33 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 64th and New Zealand ranks 63rd of 196 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 32.2% 45.5% 13.3% New Zealand
2000s 46.0% 55.0% 9.0% New Zealand
2010s 56.6% 60.7% 4.0% New Zealand
2020s 63.0% 63.6% 0.6% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, female, Mauritania or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 64.0% against 64.0% in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, female between Mauritania and New Zealand?
0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Zealand?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Mauritania and New Zealand rank globally for prevalence of overweight, female?
Mauritania ranks 64th and New Zealand ranks 63rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, female (% of female adults)
Unit
% of female adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

Prevalence of overweight female adults is the percentage of females ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.