How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Senegal: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Mauritania

1.0%

in 2021

Senegal

1.1%

in 2023

Mauritania rank

91st

Senegal rank

90th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Mauritania
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 91st and Senegal ranks 90th of 93 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.8%	3.2%	0.6%	Mauritania
2010s	1.7%	1.7%	0.1%	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Mauritania or Senegal?: Senegal, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Mauritania and Senegal?: 0.1%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Mauritania ranks 91st and Senegal ranks 90th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 93 places, 858 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.