Malawi vs Mauritania: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Malawi
8.0%
in 2024
Mauritania
7.9%
in 2024
Malawi rank
49th
Mauritania rank
50th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Malawi
- Mauritania
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.0% against 7.9% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.
Malawi ranks 49th and Mauritania ranks 50th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.9% | 17.8% | 2.9% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 14.5% | 1.8% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 11.3% | 0.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 8.9% | 0.3% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 0.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Malawi or Mauritania?
- Malawi, at 8.0% against 7.9% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Malawi and Mauritania?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Mauritania rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Malawi ranks 49th and Mauritania ranks 50th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.