Guyana vs Mauritius: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Guyana
5.0%
in 2024
Mauritius
4.8%
in 2024
Guyana rank
92nd
Mauritius rank
94th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Guyana
- Mauritius
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 5.0% against 4.8% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritius ahead.
Guyana ranks 92nd and Mauritius ranks 94th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 7.1% | 1.7% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 1.8% | Guyana |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 1.3% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Guyana or Mauritius?
- Guyana, at 5.0% against 4.8% in Mauritius as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Guyana and Mauritius?
- 0.2%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Mauritius?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Guyana and Mauritius rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Guyana ranks 92nd 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.