Bangladesh vs Mauritania: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Bangladesh
1.6%
in 2024
Mauritania
1.6%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
157th
Mauritania rank
157th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Bangladesh
- Mauritania
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 157th and Mauritania ranks 157th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 2.5% | 1.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Bangladesh or Mauritania?
- Bangladesh, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Mauritania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Bangladesh ranks 157th 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 (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.