Angola vs Mauritius: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Angola
4.7%
in 2024
Mauritius
4.8%
in 2024
Angola rank
97th
Mauritius rank
94th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Angola
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 4.8% against 4.7% in Angola, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 97th and Mauritius ranks 94th of 163 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 7.1% | 4.3% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 4.5% | 1.4% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.2% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Angola or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 4.8% against 4.7% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Angola and Mauritius?
- 0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritius?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Mauritius rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Angola ranks 97th and Mauritius ranks 94th 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 (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 children is the percentage of children 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.