Mali vs Mauritania: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Mali
1.4%
in 2024
Mauritania
1.7%
in 2024
Mali rank
160th
Mauritania rank
157th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Mali
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in Mali, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 160th and Mauritania ranks 157th of 163 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Mali or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 1.7% against 1.4% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Mali and Mauritania?
- 0.3%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Mali ranks 160th and Mauritania ranks 157th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys 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.