Mali vs Mauritania: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard

Mali
10.1%
in 2024
Mauritania
9.3%
in 2024
Mali rank
18th
Mauritania rank
21st

Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time

  • Mali
  • Mauritania
051015198020022024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 10.1% against 9.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mali ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 21st of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 12.0% 14.1% 2.0% Mauritania
1990s 11.4% 13.3% 1.9% Mauritania
2000s 10.3% 11.5% 1.2% Mauritania
2010s 9.8% 10.0% 0.1% Mauritania
2020s 10.0% 9.4% 0.6% Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Mali or Mauritania?
Mali, at 10.1% against 9.3% in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Mali and Mauritania?
0.8%, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
Mali ranks 18th and Mauritania ranks 21st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed