How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?

7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female

Burkina Faso

1.2%

in 2021

Mauritania

0.8%

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

81st

Mauritania rank

83rd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female over time

Burkina Faso
Mauritania

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.2% against 0.8% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Mauritania ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 81st and Mauritania ranks 83rd of 85 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2010s	0.9%	1.8%	0.9%	Mauritania
2020s	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female, Burkina Faso or Mauritania?: Burkina Faso, at 1.2% against 0.8% in Mauritania as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female between Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 0.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mauritania?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Mauritania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 81st and Mauritania ranks 83rd of 85 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 85 places, 718 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight, female, is the percentage of girls under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.