Europe & Central Asia vs Mauritania: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age
Europe & Central Asia
0.7%
in 2024
Mauritania
22.4%
in 2022
Europe & Central Asia rank
14th
Mauritania rank
11th
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 22.4% against 0.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 21.7%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 30.7 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 14 groups.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 23.9% | 21.4% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 21.2% | 19.9% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 18.0% | 17.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, Europe & Central Asia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 22.4% against 0.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age between Europe & Central Asia and Mauritania?
- 21.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Mauritania?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Mauritania rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 14th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 14 groups.
- 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 underweight, weight for age (% 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 underweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.