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

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

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 Sri Lanka: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Mauritania

1.0%

in 2021

Sri Lanka

0.5%

in 2024

Mauritania rank

91st

Sri Lanka rank

93rd

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Mauritania
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.0% against 0.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.0 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 93 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3.0%	1.4%	1.6%	Mauritania
2010s	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%	Mauritania
2020s	1.2%	0.8%	0.4%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Mauritania or Sri Lanka?: Mauritania, at 1.0% against 0.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Mauritania and Sri Lanka?: 0.5%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sri Lanka?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Mauritania and Sri Lanka rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Mauritania ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 93rd 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.