Mauritius vs Tanzania: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Mauritius
4.8%
in 2024
Tanzania
4.7%
in 2024
Mauritius rank
94th
Tanzania rank
97th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Mauritius
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 4.8% against 4.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 97th of 163 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 4.9% | 2.2% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.1% | 0.4% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.2% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Mauritius or Tanzania?
- Mauritius, at 4.8% against 4.7% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Mauritius and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Tanzania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritius and Tanzania rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Mauritius ranks 94th and Tanzania ranks 97th 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.